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1 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye sons of Israel: for a contention to Jehovah with the inhabitants of the land, for no truth and no kindness and no knowledge of God in the land. 2 Swearing and lying, and breaking in pieces, and stealing and committing adultery, they broke forth; and bloods touched upon bloods. 3 For this the land shall mourn, and every one in it languished with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of the heavens; and also the fish of the sea shall be taken away. 4 But a man shall not contend, and he shall not admonish a man: and my people as contending with the priest. 5 And thou wert weak in the day, and the prophet also was weak with thee by night, and I destroyed thy mother. 6 My people were cut off from not knowing: because thou didst reject knowledge and I will reject thee from being priest to me: and thou wilt forget the instructions of thy God; I will also forget thy sons, also I. 7 As they multiplied so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into dishonor. 8 They will eat up the sin of my people, and they will lift up their soul to their iniquity. 9 And it was as the people so the priest: and I reviewed upon them their way; and their doings I will turn back to them. Hosea 4:1-9, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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