¹² Then he said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing ^(A)in the dark, each ^(B)in his room of pictures? For they say, ^(C)‘The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.’”

The Messenger of the Lord

^17 (A)You have wearied the Lord with your words. ^(B)But you say, “How have we wearied him?” ^(C)By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, ^(D)“Where is the God of justice?”

¹⁴ You have said, ^(A)‘It is vain to serve God. ^(B)What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? ¹⁵ And now we call ^(C)the arrogant blessed. ^(D)Evildoers not only prosper but ^(E)they put God to the test and they escape.’”