1 Hear the word of the Lord,You children of Israel,For the Lord brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land:“There is no truth or mercyOr knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing and lying,Killing and stealing and committing adultery,They break all restraint,With bloodshed upon bloodshed.
3 Therefore the land will mourn;And everyone who dwells there will waste awayWith the beasts of the fieldAnd the birds of the air;Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
4 “Now let no man contend, or rebuke another;For your people are like those who contend with the priest.
5 Therefore you shall stumble in the day;The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;And I will destroy your mother.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.Because you have rejected knowledge,I also will reject you from being priest for Me;Because you have forgotten the law of your God,I also will forget your children.