But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way on their own heads, said the Lord GOD. Treasury of Scripture whose Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart... Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Mark 7:21-23 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders... Hebrews 3:12,13 Take heed, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God... Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed... Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. their detestable Ezekiel 11:18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from there. Jeremiah 1:16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods... Jeremiah 2:20 For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bands; and you said, I will not transgress... I will Ezekiel 9:10 And as for me also, my eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way on their head. Ezekiel 20:31,38 For when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols... Ezekiel 22:31 Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath... Jeremiah 29:16-19 Know that thus said the LORD of the king that sits on the throne of David, and of all the people that dwells in this city...
Context A Promise of Restoration
13And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down on my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel? 14Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 15Son of man, your brothers, even your brothers, the men of your kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: to us is this land given in possession. 16Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 17Therefore say, Thus said the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 18And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from there. 19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20That they may walk in my statutes, and keep my ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21But as for them whose heart walks after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way on their own heads, said the Lord GOD. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will bring their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But as for them whose heart walketh after their scandals and abominations, I will lay their way upon their head, saith the Lord God.
Darby Bible Translation
But as for them whose heart walketh well-pleased with their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their heads, saith the Lord Jehovah.
King James Bible
But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.
Young's Literal Translation
As to those whose heart is going unto the heart Of their detestable and their abominable things, Their way on their head I have put, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'
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