12 The fire will be kept burning on the altar. It must not go out. The priest must burn wood+ on it each morning and arrange the burnt offering over it, and he will make the fat of the communion sacrifices smoke over it.+ 13 Fire will be kept constantly burning on the altar. It must not go out.

5 You must carry out your responsibility toward the holy place+ and the altar,+ so that no further indignation+ may come against the people of Israel.

10 As for us, Jehovah is our God,+ and we have not abandoned him; our priests, the descendants of Aaron, are ministering to Jehovah, and the Levites assist in the work. 11 They are making burnt offerings smoke to Jehovah each morning and each evening+ along with perfumed incense,+ and the layer bread*+ is on the table of pure gold, and they light up the golden lampstand+ and its lamps each evening,+ because we are caring for our responsibility to Jehovah our God; but you have abandoned him.