¹⁶ “The whole assembly of the Lord says: ‘How could you break faith^(A) with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the Lord and build yourselves an altar in rebellion^(B) against him now?

¹⁸ And are you now turning away from the Lord?

“‘If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community^(A) of Israel. ¹⁹ If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the Lord’s land, where the Lord’s tabernacle^(B) stands, and share the land with us. But do not rebel against the Lord or against us by building an altar^(C) for yourselves, other than the altar of the Lord our God.

²⁹ “Far be it from us to rebel^(A) against the Lord and turn away from him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings and sacrifices, other than the altar of the Lord our God that stands before his tabernacle.^(B)”