1 Yisra’ĕl is a degenerate vine, he brings forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he increased the altars. And the better his land, the better they made the pillars.
2 Their heart has been slippery, now they are guilty. He breaks down their altars, He destroys their pillars.
3 For now they say, “We have no sovereign, because we did not fear יהוה. What would the sovereign do for us?”
4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant. Therefore judgment shall spring up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.