5 Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me.
6 I listened carefully, but you did not speak the truth. Not one of you has been sorry for your wickedness; not one of you has asked, ‘What have I done wrong?’ Each of you keep on going your own way, like a horse rushing into battle.
7 Even storks know when it is time to return; doves, swallows, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But, my people, you do not know the laws by which I rule you.
8 How can you say that you are wise and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.
9 Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?
10 So I will give their fields to new owners and their wives to other men. Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly. Even prophets and priests cheat the people.
11 They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. ‘All is well,’ they say, when all is not well.