3 Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish.The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.
4 Do not let anyone accuse or contend against anyone else:for my case is against you priests!
5 You stumble day and night, and the false prophets stumble with you;You have destroyed your own people!
6 You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests.Because you reject the law of your God,I will reject your descendants.
7 The more the priests increased in numbers, the more they rebelled against me.They have turned their glorious calling into a shameful disgrace!
8 They feed on the sin offerings of my people;their appetites long for their iniquity!
9 I will deal with the people and priests together:I will punish them both for their ways, and I will repay them for their deeds.