I Samuel 2:17
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Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
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And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.
But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.