KJV ORIGINAL
As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Alright, Israel, here's what God says: Go ahead, keep worshipping your fake gods if that's what you're gonna do anyway. But stop mixing me into it — don't bring me your offerings while you're still chasing after other things. Either you're with me or you're not, but quit playing both sides.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's basically saying 'stop trying to have it both ways' — you can't worship him and your idols at the same time.
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