Because they ministered
sharath (shaw-rath')
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
unto them before
paniym (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
their idols
gilluwl (ghil-lool')
a log (as round); by implication, an idol -- idol.
and caused the house
bayith (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
to fall
mikshowl (mik-shole')
a stumbling-block, literally or figuratively (obstacle, enticement (specifically an idol), scruple) -- caused to fall, offence, (no-)thing offered, ruin, stumbling-block.
into iniquity
`avon (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
therefore have I lifted up
nasa' (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
mine hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
against them saith
n'um (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the Lord
'Adonay (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
and they shall bear
nasa' (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
their iniquity
`avon (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
