4. “Come to Bethel, and transgress;to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; bring your sacrifices every morning,your tithes every three days;
5. offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened,and proclaim freewill offerings, publish them; for so you love to do, O people of Israel!”declares the Lord God.
6. “I gave you cleanness of teeth in all your cities,and lack of bread in all your places, yet you did not return to me,”declares the Lord.
7. “I also withheld the rain from youwhen there were yet three months to the harvest; I would send rain on one city,and send no rain on another city;one field would have rain,and the field on which it did not rain would wither;
8. so two or three cities would wander to another cityto drink water, and would not be satisfied; yet you did not return to me,”declares the Lord.