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| 1Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. | 1Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: "There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. |
| 2There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. | 2There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. |
| 3Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away. | 3Because of this the land dries up, and all who live in it waste away; the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea are swept away. |
| 4"But let no one bring a charge, let no one accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest. | 4"But let no one bring a charge, let no one accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest. |
| 5You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother-- | 5You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother-- |
| 6my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children. | 6my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children. |
| 7The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful. | 7The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful. |
| 8They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. | 8They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. |
| 9And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. | 9And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. |
| 10"They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not flourish, because they have deserted the LORD to give themselves | 10"They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not flourish, because they have deserted the LORD to give themselves |
| 11to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding. | 11to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding. |
| 12My people consult a wooden idol, and a diviner's rod speaks to them. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God. | 12My people consult a wooden idol, and a diviner's rod speaks to them. A spirit of prostitution leads them astray; they are unfaithful to their God. |
| 13They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar and terebinth, where the shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. | 13They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar and terebinth, where the shade is pleasant. Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. |
| 14"I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes-- a people without understanding will come to ruin! | 14"I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes-- a people without understanding will come to ruin! |
| 15"Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty. "Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives!' | 15"Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty. "Do not go to Gilgal; do not go up to Beth Aven. And do not swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives!' |
| 16The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the LORD pasture them like lambs in a meadow? | 16The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the LORD pasture them like lambs in a meadow? |
| 17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! | 17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! |
| 18Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways. | 18Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways. |
| 19A whirlwind will sweep them away, and their sacrifices will bring them shame. | 19A whirlwind will sweep them away, and their sacrifices will bring them shame. |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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