1. Yisra’ĕl is a degenerate vine, he brings forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he increased the altars. And the better his land, the better they made the pillars.
2. Their heart has been slippery, now they are guilty. He breaks down their altars, He destroys their pillars.
3. For now they say, “We have no sovereign, because we did not fear יהוה. What would the sovereign do for us?”
4. They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant. Therefore judgment shall spring up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.