Dual Panel1Hear <08085> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068>, you Israelites <03478> <01121>! For <03588> the Lord <03068> has a covenant lawsuit <07379> against <05973> the people <03427> of Israel <0776> <03427>. For <03588> there is neither <0369> faithfulness <0571> nor <0369> loyalty <02617> in the land <0776>, nor <0369> do they acknowledge <01847> God <0430>.
2There is only cursing <0422>, lying <03584>, murder <07523>, stealing <01589>, and adultery <05003>. They resort <06555> to violence <01818> and bloodshed <01818>.
3Therefore <03651> the land <0776> will mourn <056>, and all <03605> its inhabitants <03427> will perish <0535>. The wild <07704> animals <02416>, the birds <05775> of the sky <08064>, and even <01571> the fish <01709> in the sea <03220> will perish <0622>.
4Do not <0408> let anyone <0376> accuse <07378> or <0408> contend <03198> against anyone else <0376>: for my case is against <07378> you priests <03548>!
5You stumble <03782> day <03117> and night <03915>, and the false prophets <05030> stumble <03782> with <05973> you; You have destroyed <01820> your own people <0517>!
6You have destroyed <01820> my people <05971> by failing <01097> to acknowledge <01847> me! Because <03588> you <0859> refuse to acknowledge <01847> me, I will reject <03988> you as my priests <03547>. Because you reject <07911> the law <08451> of your God <0430>, I <0589> will reject <07911> your descendants <01121>.
7The more the priests increased <07235> in numbers, the more <03651> they rebelled against <02398> me. They have turned <04171> their glorious <03519> calling into a shameful disgrace <07036>!
8They feed <0398> on <0413> the sin offerings <02403> of my people <05971>; their appetites <05315> long for their iniquity <05771>!
9I will <01961> deal with the people <05971> and priests <03548> together: I will punish <06485> them both for their ways <01870>, and I will repay <07725> them for their deeds <04611>.
10They will eat <0398>, but not <03808> be satisfied <07646>; they will engage in prostitution <02181>, but not <03808> increase in numbers <06555>; because <03588> they have abandoned <05800> the Lord <03068> by pursuing <08104> other gods.
11Old <02184> and new wine <08492> wine <03196> take away <03947> the understanding <03820> of my people.
12They <05971> consult <07592> their wooden <06086> idols, and their diviner’s staff <04731> answers <05046> with an oracle. The wind <07307> of prostitution <02183> blows them astray <08582>; they commit spiritual adultery <02181> against <08478> their God <0430>.
13They sacrifice <02076> on <05921> the mountaintops <02022> <07218>, and burn offerings <06999> on <05921> the hills <01389>; they sacrifice under <08478> oak <0437>, poplar <03839>, and terebinth <0424>, because <03588> their shade <06738> is so pleasant <02896>. As a result <03651>, your daughters <01323> have become cult prostitutes <02181>, and your daughters-in-law <03618> commit adultery <05003>!
14I will not <03808> punish <06485> your daughters <01323> when <03588> they commit prostitution <02181>, nor your daughters-in-law <03618> when <03588> they commit adultery <05003>. For <03588> the men <01992> consort <06504> with <05973> harlots <02181>, they sacrifice <02076> with <05973> temple prostitutes <06948>. It is true: “A people <05971> that lacks <03808> understanding <0995> will come to ruin <03832>!”
15Although <0518> you <0859>, O Israel <03478>, commit adultery <02181>, do not <0408> let Judah <03063> become guilty <0816>! Do not <0408> journey <0935> to Gilgal <01537>! Do not <0408> go up <05927> to Beth Aven <01007>! Do not <0408> swear <07650>, “As surely as the Lord <03069> lives <02416>!”
16Israel <03478> has rebelled <05637> like a stubborn <05637> heifer <06510>! Soon <06258> the Lord <03068> will put them out to pasture <07462> like a lamb <03532> in a broad field <04800>!
17Ephraim <0669> has attached <02266> himself to idols <06091>; Do not go near <03240> him!
18They consume <05493> their alcohol <05435>, then engage <02181> in cult prostitution <02181>; they dearly <0157> love <0157> their shameful behavior <07036>.
19A whirlwind <07307> has wrapped <06887> them in its wings <03671>; they will be brought to shame <0954> because of their idolatrous worship <02077>.