They set up the hateful statues of their gods. They did it in the house where I have put my Name. They made my house‘ unclean.’

竟把可憎之物设立在称为我名下的殿中，污秽了这殿。

竟把可憎之偶像设立在称为我名下的殿中，玷污了这殿。

竟把可憎之偶像设立在称为我名下的殿中，玷污了这殿。

他们把可憎的神像放在我的殿中，玷污了我的殿；

竟把他们可憎的偶像安放在称为我名下的殿中，污秽了这殿。

竟把可憎之物設立在稱為我名下的殿中，污穢了這殿。

竟把可憎之偶像設立在稱為我名下的殿中，玷污了這殿。

竟把可憎之偶像設立在稱為我名下的殿中，玷污了這殿。

他們把可憎的神像放在我的殿中，玷污了我的殿；

竟把他們可憎的偶像安放在稱為我名下的殿中，污穢了這殿。

竟把他們可憎之像立在稱為我名下的殿中，來污瀆它。

以其可憎之物、置於我寄名之室、以污衊之、

以可惡之物、置於我室、籲我名之所、加以污衊、

以可惡之物、置於為我名而建之殿、或作以可惡之物置於我殿籲我名之所使殿污穢、

They set up their vile images in the house that bears my Name and defiled it.

They set up their abominations in the house that is called by my name, to defile it.

They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it.

They have placed their abhorrent things in the house that bears my name and have defiled it.

But they put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to defile it.

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

They have placed their detestable things in the house that is called by My name and have defiled it.

But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.

They set up their disgusting idols in the temple which I have claimed for my own and defiled it.

But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it.

“ The people of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes,” announces the Lord.“ They have set up statues of their gods. They have worshiped them in the house where my Name is. They have made my house‘ unclean.’ I hate those statues.

Then the Lord said to me,“ Son of man, look toward the north.” So I did. I saw a statue that made God angry. It was in the entrance of the gate north of the altar.He said to me,“ Son of man, do you see what the Israelites are doing here? They are doing things I hate very much. Those things will cause me to go far away from my temple. But you will see things I hate even more.”Then he brought me to the entrance to the courtyard. I looked up and saw a hole in the wall.He said to me,“ Son of man, dig into the wall.” So I did. And I saw a door there.He continued,“ Go through it. Look at the evil things they are doing here. I hate those things.”So I went in and looked. All over the walls were pictures of all kinds of crawling things and“ unclean” animals. The Lord hates it when people worship those things. There were also carvings of the gods of the people of Israel.In front of them stood 70 elders of Israel. Jaazaniah was standing there among them. He is the son of Shaphan. Each elder was holding a shallow cup. A sweet- smelling cloud of incense was rising from the cups.The Lord spoke to me. He said,“ Son of man, do you see what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Each of them is in his own room worshiping his own god. They say,‘ The Lord doesn’t see us. He has deserted the land.’ ”He continued,“ You will see them doing things I hate even more.”Then he brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the Lord’ s house. I saw women sitting there. They were mourning for the god named Tammuz.The Lord said to me,“ Son of man, do you see what they are doing? You will see things I hate even more.”Then he brought me into the inner courtyard of the Lord’ s house. About 25 men were there. They were at the entrance to the Lord’ s temple between the porch and the altar. Their backs were turned toward the temple. Their faces were turned toward the east. And they were bowing down to the sun.

He built altars in the Lord’ s temple. The Lord had said about his temple,“ I will put my Name there in Jerusalem.”In the two courtyards of the Lord’ s temple Manasseh built altars to honor all the stars.He sacrificed his own son in the fire to another god. He practiced all kinds of evil magic. He got messages from those who had died. He talked to the spirits of the dead. He did many things that were evil in the eyes of the Lord. Manasseh made the Lord very angry.Manasseh had carved a pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. He put it in the temple. The Lord had spoken to David and his son Solomon about the temple. He had said,“ My Name will be in this temple and in Jerusalem forever. Out of all the cities in the tribes of Israel I have chosen Jerusalem.

“ Prophets and priests alike are ungodly,” announces the Lord.“ Even in my temple I find them sinning.

Manasseh got rid of the false gods. He removed the statue of one of those gods from the Lord’ s temple. He also removed all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem. He threw them out of the city.

Josiah removed the Asherah pole from the Lord’ s temple. It had been used to worship the female god named Asherah. He took it to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem. There he burned it. He ground it into powder. And he scattered it over the graves of the ordinary people.

He built altars in the Lord’ s temple. The Lord had said about his temple,“ My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.”In the two courtyards of the Lord’ s temple Manasseh built altars to honor all the stars in the sky.He sacrificed his children in the fire to other gods. He did it in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He practiced all kinds of evil magic. He took part in worshiping evil powers. He got messages from people who had died. He talked to the spirits of people who have died. He did many things that were evil in the eyes of the Lord. Manasseh made the Lord very angry.Manasseh had carved a statue of a god. He put it in God’s temple. God had spoken to David and his son Solomon about the temple. He had said,“ My Name will be in this temple and in Jerusalem forever. Out of all the cities in the tribes of Israel I have chosen Jerusalem.