¹⁷ He said to me, “Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things^(A) they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence^(B) and continually arouse my anger?^(C) Look at them putting the branch to their nose!

⁹ He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice.^(A) They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.’^(B)