MLV(i)
1 Hear the word of Jehovah, you* sons of Israel, for Jehovah has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith and killing and stealing and committing adultery. They break out and blood touches blood.
3 Therefore the land will mourn and everyone who dwells in it will languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away. 4 Yet, let no man contend, nor let any man reprove, for your people are as those who contend with the priest. 5 And you will stumble in the day and the prophet also will stumble with you in the night. And I will destroy your mother.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you, that you will be no priest to me. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your sons. 7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
8 They feed on the sin of my people and set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And it will be, like people, like priest. And I will punish them for their ways and will requite them for their practices. 10 And they will eat and not have enough. They will play the prostitute and will not increase, because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
11 Prostitution and wine and new wine take away the understanding. 12 My people ask counsel at their stock and their staff declares to them, for the spirit of prostitution has made them go-astray and they have played the prostitute, departing from under their God.
13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinth trees, because the shadow of it is good. Therefore your* daughters play the prostitute and your* brides commit adultery. 14 I will not punish your* daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your* brides when they commit adultery. For themselves go apart with prostitutes and they sacrifice with the temple-prostitutes. And the people who do not understand will fall.
15 Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet do not let Judah offend and do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah lives. 16 For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place. 17 Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone. 18 Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love shame. 19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings and they will be put to shame because of their sacrifices.
3 Therefore the land will mourn and everyone who dwells in it will languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away. 4 Yet, let no man contend, nor let any man reprove, for your people are as those who contend with the priest. 5 And you will stumble in the day and the prophet also will stumble with you in the night. And I will destroy your mother.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you, that you will be no priest to me. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your sons. 7 As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.
8 They feed on the sin of my people and set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And it will be, like people, like priest. And I will punish them for their ways and will requite them for their practices. 10 And they will eat and not have enough. They will play the prostitute and will not increase, because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.
11 Prostitution and wine and new wine take away the understanding. 12 My people ask counsel at their stock and their staff declares to them, for the spirit of prostitution has made them go-astray and they have played the prostitute, departing from under their God.
13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinth trees, because the shadow of it is good. Therefore your* daughters play the prostitute and your* brides commit adultery. 14 I will not punish your* daughters when they play the prostitute, nor your* brides when they commit adultery. For themselves go apart with prostitutes and they sacrifice with the temple-prostitutes. And the people who do not understand will fall.
15 Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, yet do not let Judah offend and do not come to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-aven, nor swear, As Jehovah lives. 16 For Israel has behaved himself stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a large place. 17 Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone. 18 Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love shame. 19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings and they will be put to shame because of their sacrifices.