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2.6 KiB
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68 lines
2.6 KiB
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# Chapter 4
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1 Hear the word of the Lord,
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You children of Israel,
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For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land:
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“There is no truth or mercy
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Or knowledge of God in the land.
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2 By swearing and lying,
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Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
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They break all restraint,
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With bloodshed upon bloodshed.
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3 Therefore the land will mourn;
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And everyone who dwells there will waste away
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With the beasts of the field
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And the birds of the air;
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Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
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4 “Now let no man contend, or rebuke another;
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For your people are like those who contend with the priest.
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5 Therefore you shall stumble in the day;
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The prophet also shall stumble with you in the 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 also will reject you from being priest for Me;
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Because 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 eat up the sin of My people;
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They set their heart on their iniquity.
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9 And it shall be: like people, like priest.
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So I will punish them for their ways,
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And reward them for their deeds.
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10 For they shall eat, but not have enough;
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They shall commit harlotry, but not increase;
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Because they have ceased obeying the Lord.
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11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.
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12 My people ask counsel from their wooden idols,
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And their staff informs them.
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For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray,
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And they have played the harlot against their God.
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13 They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops,
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And burn incense on the hills,
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Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
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Because their shade is good.
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Therefore your daughters commit harlotry,
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And your brides commit adultery.
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14 “I will not punish your daughters when they commit harlotry,
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Nor your brides when they commit adultery;
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For the men themselves go apart with harlots,
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And offer sacrifices with a ritual harlot.
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Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled.
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15 “Though you, Israel, play the harlot,
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Let not Judah offend.
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Do not come up to Gilgal,
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Nor go up to Beth Aven,
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Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—
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16 “For Israel is stubborn
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Like a stubborn calf;
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Now the Lord will let them forage
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Like a lamb in open country.
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17 “Ephraim is joined to idols,
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Let him alone.
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18 Their drink is rebellion,
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They commit harlotry continually.
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Her rulers dearly love dishonor.
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19 The wind has wrapped her up in its wings,
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And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. |