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4 : 1 Hear the word of theLord, O children of Israel,fortheLordhas a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,andno knowledge of God in the land;
4 : 2 there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;they break all bounds, andbloodshed follows bloodshed.
4 : 3 Thereforethe land mourns,and all who dwell in it languish,and also the beasts of the fieldand the birds of the heavens,and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
4 : 4 Yet let no one contend,and let none accuse,for with you ismy contention, O priest.
4 : 5 You shall stumble by day;the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;and I will destroyyour mother.
4 : 6 My people are destroyedfor lack of knowledge;because you have rejected knowledge,I reject youfrom being a priest to me.And since you have forgotten the law of your God,I also will forget your children.
4 : 7 The more they increased,the more they sinned against me;I will change their glory into shame.
4 : 8 They feed on the sinof my people;they are greedy for their iniquity.
4 : 9 And it shall be like people, like priest;I will punish them for their waysand repay them for their deeds.
4 : 10 They shall eat, but not be satisfied;they shall play the whore, but not multiply,because they have forsaken theLordto cherish
4 : 11 whoredom, wine, and new wine,whichtake away the understanding.
4 : 12 My peopleinquire of a piece of wood,and their walking staff gives them oracles.Fora spirit of whoredom has led them astray,and they have left their God to play the whore.
4 : 13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountainsand burn offerings on the hills,under oak, poplar, and terebinth,because their shade is good.Therefore your daughters play the whore,and your brides commit adultery.
4 : 14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,nor your brides when they commit adultery;forthe men themselves go aside with prostitutesand sacrifice withcult prostitutes,and a peoplewithout understanding shall come to ruin.
4 : 15 Though you play the whore, OIsrael,let notJudah become guilty.Enter not intoGilgal,nor go up toBeth-aven,and swear not,As theLordlives.
4 : 16 Like a stubborn heifer,Israel is stubborn;can theLordnow feed themlike a lamb in a broad pasture?
4 : 17 Ephraim is joined to idols;leave him alone.
4 : 18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring;their rulersdearly love shame.
4 : 19 A wind has wrapped themin its wings,and they shallbe ashamed because of their sacrifices.