8. They feed on the sins of my peopleand relish their wickedness.
9. And it will be: like people, like priests.I will punish both of them for their waysand 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 Lordto give themselves
11. to prostitution;old wine and new winetake away their understanding.
12. My 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.
13. They sacrifice on the mountaintopsand burn offerings on the hills,under oak, poplar and terebinth,where the shade is pleasant.Therefore your daughters turn to prostitutionand your daughters-in-law to adultery.
14. ‘I will not punish your daughterswhen they turn to prostitution,nor your daughters-in-lawwhen they commit adultery,because the men themselves consort with harlotsand sacrifice with shrine-prostitutes –a people without understanding will come to ruin!