# Is it a little thing for the house of Judah to do these abominations that they are doing here? "I am right to be angry at the house of Judah because of these abominations that they are doing here." # they have filled the land with violence "throughout the country they are doing violent things" # to provoke me to anger "to make me angry" # putting the branch to their noses Possible meanings are: the people were using the branches in false worship or the people were using the branches to show rebellion against Yahweh. The words "branch to ... noses" may be a literal tree branch and literal noses or they could be a term for a hand gesture.