KJV ORIGINAL
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then he said to me, 'Did you see that? Do you think this is no big deal — that the people of Judah can just do these disgusting things here? They've filled the whole land with violence and keep coming back to make me angry. And look, they're even doing this ritual with branches at their noses.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's asking if we really think our toxic behavior doesn't matter — spoiler alert: it does.
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