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The Lord Is Angry Against Israel

1People of Israel, listen to the LORD'S message. The LORD has something to say against those who live in this land: “The people in this land are not honest or loyal. They don’t really know God.

2They are always cursing, lying, killing, stealing, and committing adultery. They murder one person after another.

3So the country is like someone crying for the dead, and all of its people are weak. Even the animals of the field, the birds of the sky, and the fish in the sea are dying.

4“No one should argue or blame another person. Priests, my argument is with you!

5You priests will fall in the daytime. And at night your prophets will fall with you. I will also destroy your mother.

6My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You priests have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

7They became proud. They sinned more and more against me, so I will change their honor to shame.

8“The priests fed on the people’s sins. They wanted more and more of their sin offerings.

9And the priests are as bad as the people. I will punish them for the things they did. I will pay them back for the wrong things they did.

10They will eat, but they will not be satisfied. They will have sex with prostitutes, but they will still have no children. That’s because they have left the LORD and have given themselves to other gods.

11“Sexual sins, strong drink, and new wine ruin a person’s ability to think straight.

12My people are asking pieces of wood for advice. They think those sticks will answer them! They have chased after those false gods like prostitutes and have left their own God.

13They make sacrifices on the tops of the mountains and burn incense on the hills under oak trees, poplar trees, and elm trees. The shade under those trees looks nice. So your daughters lie under those trees like prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit sexual sins.

14“I cannot blame your daughters or daughters-in-law for doing this, because your men go and have sex with the temple prostitutes and offer sacrifices with them. This is how foolish people destroy themselves.

The Shameful Sins of Israel

15“Israel, just because you act like a prostitute doesn’t mean that Judah should feel guilty too. People, don’t go to Gilgal or Beth Aven. Don’t use the Lord’s name to make promises. Don’t say, ‘As the LORD lives …!’

16Israel is as stubborn as a young cow. So now the LORD will send them away. They will be like a lost sheep in an open field.

17Ephraim has joined his idols, so leave him alone.

18Ephraim has joined their drunkenness. Let them continue to be prostitutes. Let them be with their lovers.

19They went to those gods for safety, and they have lost their ability to think. Their altars will bring them shame.


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