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¹ "Hear a word of YHWH, sons of Israel, || For a strife [is] to YHWH with inhabitants of the land, || For there is no truth, nor kindness, || Nor knowledge of God in the land;² Swearing, and lying, and murdering, || And stealing, and committing adultery—have increased, || And blood has touched against blood.³ Therefore the land mourns, || And every dweller is weak in it, || With the beast of the field, || And with the bird of the heavens, || And the fishes of the sea—they are removed.⁴ Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, || And your people [are] as those striving with a priest.⁵ And you have stumbled in the day, || And a prophet has also stumbled with you in the night, || And I have cut off your mother.

⁶ My people have been cut off for lack of knowledge, || Because you have rejected knowledge, || I reject you from being priest to Me, || And you forget the Law of your God—I forget your sons, I also!⁷ According to their abundance so they sinned against Me, || I change their glory into shame.⁸ The sin of My people they eat, || And to their iniquity lift up their soul.⁹ And it has been, like people, like priest, || And I have charged on it its ways, || And its habitual doings I return to it.¹⁰ And they have eaten, and are not satisfied, || They have gone whoring, and do not increase, || For they have left off taking heed to YHWH.¹¹ Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,

¹² My people at its staff asks and its rod declares to it, || For a spirit of whoredoms has caused to err, || And they go whoring from under their God.¹³ On tops of the mountains they sacrifice, || And on the hills they make incense, || Under oak, and poplar, and terebinth, || For good [is] its shade.¹⁴ Therefore your daughters commit whoredom, || And your spouses commit adultery, || I do not see after your daughters when they commit whoredom, || And after your spouses when they commit adultery, || For they with the harlots are separated, || And with the whores they sacrifice, || A people that does not understand kicks.¹⁵ Though you [are] a harlot, O Israel, || Do not let Judah become guilty, || And do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-Aven, || Nor swear, YHWH lives.¹⁶ For Israel has turned aside as a stubborn heifer, || Now YHWH feeds them as a lamb in a large place.¹⁷ Ephraim is joined to idols, leave him alone.¹⁸ Sour [is] their drink, || They have gone whoring diligently, || Her protectors have thoroughly loved shame.¹⁹ Wind has distressed her with its wings, || And they are ashamed of their sacrifices!"