1. Hear the Lord’s word,people of Israel;for the Lord has a disputewith the inhabitants of the land.There’s no faithful love or loyalty,and no knowledge of God in the land.
2. Swearing, lying, murder,together with stealing and adultery are common;bloody crime followed by bloody crime.
3. Therefore, the earth itself becomes sick,and all who live on it grow weak;together with the wild animalsand the birds in the sky,even the fish of the sea are dying.
4. Yet let no one protest,and let no one complain.Listen, priest, I am angry with your people.
5. You will stumble by day;and at nighttime so will your prophet,and I will destroy your mother.
6. My people are destroyedfrom lack of knowledge.Since you have rejected knowledge,so I will reject you from serving me as a priest.Since you have forgotten the Instruction of your God,so also I will forget your children.
7. The more they increased,the more they sinned against me;they exchanged their glory for shame.
8. They feed on the sin of my people;they set their hearts on evil things.
9. The priest will be just like the people;I will punish them for their ways,and judge them for their deeds.
10. They will eat but not be satisfied;they will have sex like prostitutes,but they will not have children,because they have rejected the Lordto devote themselves to
11. false religious practices.Wine and new winedestroy understanding.