1Hear the word of Yahuah (LORD), you children of Yashar'el (Israel): for Yahuah (LORD) has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of Elohim (God) in the land.
2By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood touches blood.
3Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwells therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
4Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for your people are as they that strive with the priest.
5Therefore shall you fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with you in the night, and I will destroy your mother.
6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you shall be no priest to me: seeing you have forgotten the law of your Elohim (God), I will also forget your children.
7As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame.
8They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
9And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
10For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to Yahuah (LORD).
11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.
12My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms has caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their Elohim (God).
13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
14I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that does not understand shall fall.
15Though you, Yashar'el (Israel), play the harlot, yet let not Yahudah (Judah) offend; and come not you unto Gilgal, neither go you up to Beth-aven, nor swear, Yahuah (LORD) lives.
16For Yashar'el (Israel) slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now Yahuah (LORD) will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
17Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give you.
19The wind has bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.