67 lines
2.6 KiB
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67 lines
2.6 KiB
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# Chapter 4
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1 Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,
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for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
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There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
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and no knowledge of God in the land;
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2 there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
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they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
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3 Therefore the land mourns,
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and all who dwell in it languish,
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and also the beasts of the field
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and the birds of the heavens,
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and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
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4 Yet let no one contend,
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and let none accuse,
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for with you is my contention, O priest.
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5 You shall stumble by day;
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the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;
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and I will destroy your mother.
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6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
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because you have rejected knowledge,
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I reject you from being a priest to me.
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And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
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I also will forget your children.
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7 The more they increased,
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the more they sinned against me;
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I will change their glory into shame.
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8 They feed on the sin of my people;
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they are greedy for their iniquity.
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9 And it shall be like people, like priest;
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I will punish them for their ways
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and repay them for their deeds.
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10 They shall eat, but not be satisfied;
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they shall play the whore, but not multiply,
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because they have forsaken the Lord
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to cherish
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11 whoredom, wine, and new wine,
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which take away the understanding.
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12 My people inquire of a piece of wood,
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and their walking staff gives them oracles.
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For a spirit of whoredom has led them astray,
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and they have left their God to play the whore.
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13 They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains
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and burn offerings on the hills,
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under oak, poplar, and terebinth,
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because their shade is good.
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Therefore your daughters play the whore,
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and your brides commit adultery.
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14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,
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nor your brides when they commit adultery;
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for the men themselves go aside with prostitutes
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and sacrifice with cult prostitutes,
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and a people without understanding shall come to ruin.
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15 Though you play the whore, O Israel,
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let not Judah become guilty.
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Enter not into Gilgal,
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nor go up to Beth-aven,
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and swear not, “As the Lord lives.”
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16 Like a stubborn heifer,
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Israel is stubborn;
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can the Lord now feed them
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like a lamb in a broad pasture?
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17 Ephraim is joined to idols;
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leave him alone.
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18 When their drink is gone, they give themselves to whoring;
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their rulers dearly love shame.
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19 A wind has wrapped them in its wings,
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and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. |