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\v 1 Hear the word of Yahweh, you people of Israel.
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\q Yahweh has a lawsuit against the inhabitants of the land,
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\q because there is no truthfulness or covenantal faithfulness, no knowledge of God in the land.
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\v 2 There is cursing, lying, killing, stealing and adultery.
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\q The people have broken all bounds, and bloodshed comes after bloodshed.
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\v 3 So the land is drying up,
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\q and everyone living in it is wasting away;
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\q the beasts in the fields and the birds in the sky,
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\q even the fish in the sea, are being taken away.
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\v 4 But do not allow anyone to bring a lawsuit;
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\q do not let anyone accuse anyone else.
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\q For it is you, the priests, whom I am accusing.
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\q
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\v 5 You priests will stumble during the day;
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\q the prophets will also stumble with you by night,
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\q and I will destroy your mother.
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\v 6 My people are being destroyed because of the lack of knowledge.
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\q Because you priests have rejected knowledge,
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\q I will also reject you as priests to me.
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\q Because you have forgotten my law, although I am your God,
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\q I also will forget your children.
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\v 7 The more the priests multiplied,
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\q the more they sinned against me.
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\q I will change their honor into shame.
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\v 8 They feed on the sin of my people;
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\q they are greedy for more of their wickedness.
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\v 9 It will be the same for the people as for the priests:
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\q I will punish them all for their practices;
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\q I will repay them for their deeds.
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\v 10 They will eat but not have enough;
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\q they will commit prostitution but not increase,
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\q because they have gone far away from me, Yahweh, and left me.
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\v 11 Sexual promiscuity, wine, and new wine have taken away their understanding.
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\v 12 My people consult their wooden idols,
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\q and their walking sticks give them prophecies.
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\q For the spirit of promiscuity has misled them,
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\q and they have left me, their God.
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\v 13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
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\q and burn incense on the hills,
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\q under oaks, poplars and terebinths,
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\q because the shade is good.
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\q So your daughters commit sexual immorality,
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\q and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
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\v 14 I will not punish your daughters when they choose to commit sexual immorality,
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\q nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery.
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\q For the men also give themselves to the prostitutes,
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\q and they offer sacrifices so they can commit immoral acts with cultic prostitutes.
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\q So this people who do not understand will come to ruin.
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\v 15 Though you, Israel, have committed adultery,
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\q may Judah not become guilty.
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\q Do not go to Gilgal, you people;
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\q do not go up to Beth Aven.
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\q And do not swear, "As Yahweh lives."
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\v 16 For Israel has behaved stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer.
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\q How can Yahweh bring them to pasture like lambs in a meadow?
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\v 17 Ephraim united himself with idols;
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\q leave him alone.
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\v 18 Even when their strong drink is gone,
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\q they continue to commit adultery;
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\q her rulers dearly love their shame.
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\v 19 The wind will wrap her up in its wings;
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\q and they will be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
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