1. Hear the word of Yahweh, O children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.
2. Swearing and lying, murdering and stealing, and adultery break out, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3. Therefore the land mourns, and all those living in it languish with the animals of the field, and the birds of the heaven, and even the fish of the sea are being swept away.
4. Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, is my contention.
5. You will stumble by day, and the priest also will stumble with you at night. And I will destroy your mother;
6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from acting as a priest for me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
7. When they became many, their sin increased against me; they changed their glory into shame.
8. They feed on the sin of my people, they are greedy for their iniquity.