^20 (A)His beautiful ornament they used for pride, and ^(B)they made their abominable images and their detestable things of it. Therefore ^(C)I make it an unclean thing to them.

⁷ Then he said to them, ^(A)“Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city.

²¹ ‘Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and ^(B)your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

³ Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: ^(A)Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, ^(B)‘Aha!’ over my ^(C)sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile,