²¹ Pay attention to him and listen^(A) to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive^(B) your rebellion,^(C) since my Name^(D) is in him.

³¹ Because they have despised^(A) the Lord’s word and broken his commands,^(B) they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.^(C)’”

³⁰ But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth^(A) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,^(B) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.^(C)”

¹⁷ This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they^[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.^(A)

¹⁴ Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined^(A) for death,^(B) for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.^(C)

¹³ And you say, ‘What a burden!’^(A) and you sniff at it contemptuously,^(B)” says the Lord Almighty.

“When you bring injured, lame or diseased animals and offer them as sacrifices,^(C) should I accept them from your hands?”^(D) says the Lord.