5 I have warned you by my prophetsthat I will kill you and destroy you.My judgments will flash forth like lightning against you.
6 I want faithful lovemore than I want animal sacrifices.I want people to know memore than I want burnt offerings.
7 But you have broken the agreement as Adam did.You have been unfaithful to me.
8 Gilead is full of people who do evil.It is covered with bloody footprints.
9 Some of the priests are likerobbers waiting in ambush.They murder people on the way to Shechem.They do wicked crimes.
10 I have seen horrible things in Israel.The people are unfaithful to God,and Israel has become unclean.
11 “Judah, I have set a time to punish you also.“I would like to give my people back their riches.