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"I permitted Myself to be sought by ^(C1)those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, 'Here am I, here am I,' To a nation which ^(C2)did not call on My name.

-"^(C1)I have spread out My hands all day long to a ^(C2)rebellious people, Who walk in the way which is not good, ^(F1)following their own ^(C3)thoughts,

A people who continually ^(C1)provoke Me to My face, Offering sacrifices in ^(C2)gardens and ^(C3)burning incense on bricks;

Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who ^(C1)eat pig's flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.

-"Who say, '^(C1)Keep to yourself, do not come near me, For I am holier than you!' These are smoke in My ^(F1)nostrils, A fire that burns all the day.

-"Behold, it is written before Me: I will ^(C1)not keep silent, but ^(C2)I will repay; I will even repay ^(F1)into their laps,

Both your own ^(C1)wrongdoings and the wrongdoings of your fathers together," says the LORD. "Because they have ^(C2)burned incense on the mountains And ^(C3)scorned Me on the hills, Therefore I will ^(C4)measure their former work ^(F1)into their laps."