10 Their food won't satisfy,and having sex at pagan shrineswon't produce children.My people have rebelled
11 and have been unfaithfulto me, their Lord.My people, you are foolishbecause of too much pleasureand too much wine.
12 You expect wooden idolsand other objects of woodto give you advice.Lusting for sex at pagan shrineshas made you unfaithfulto me, your God.
13 You offer sacrificeson mountaintops and hills,under oak trees, and wherevergood shade is found.Your own daughtersand daughters-in-lawsell themselves for sex.
14 But I won't punish them.You men are to blame,because you go to prostitutesand offer sacrifices with themat pagan shrines.Your own foolishnesswill lead to your ruin.
15 Israel, you are unfaithful,but don't lead Judah to sin.Stop worshipping at Gilgalor at sinful Bethel.And stop making promisesin my name— the nameof the living Lord.
16 You are nothing morethan a stubborn cow—so stubborn that I, the Lord,cannot feed you like lambsin an open pasture.