They provoked Me to anger with strange gods; with their abominations they bitterly angered Me.

And they provoked Him with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images.

And turn not aside after [the gods] that are nothing, who will do nothing, and will not deliver you, because they are nothing.

for all the sins of Baasha and Elah his son, as he led Israel astray to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel with their vanities.

And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he caused Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel by their vanities.

You have hated them that idly persist in vanities; but I have hoped in the Lord.

Behold, [there is] a sound of the cry of the daughter of My people from a land afar off. Is not the Lord in Zion? Is there not a king there? Because they have provoked Me with their graven [images], and with strange vanities.

[This translation omits this verse.]

Is there anyone among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? And will the sky yield His fullness [at their bidding]? Are not You He? We will even wait on You, O Lord, for You have made all these things.

[ 2:9] Those that observe vanities and lies have forsaken their own mercy.

"And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us in the beginning.

Yet the number of the children of Israel was as the sand of the sea, which shall not be measured nor numbered: and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, even they shall be called the sons of the living God.

As also in Hosea He says: "I will call those My people who were not My people, and her beloved, who was not beloved."

But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: "I will provoke you to jealousy by [those who are] not a nation, by an unintelligent nation I will anger you."

I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But by their transgression, salvation [has come] to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's [own] possession, that you may proclaim the excellent virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

who formerly [were] not a people but now [are the] people of God, who had not received mercy, but now have received mercy.