Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Hear the word of the LORD, ye
children of Israel :
for the LORD hath
a controversy
with
the inhabitants
of the land ,
because
there is no truth, nor
mercy
, nor
knowledge of God in the land .
Hear the word of the LORD, O
children of Israel ,
for the LORD has
a case
against
the people
of the land :
“
There is no truth, no
loving
devotion
, and
no
knowledge of God in the land !
By
swearing,
and lying, and
killing,
and stealing, and committing
adultery ,
they
break
out,
and
blood
toucheth
blood
.
Cursing
and lying, murder
and stealing, and adultery are
rampant;
one
act
of
bloodshed
follows
another
.
Therefore shall
the land mourn
, and every
one
that
dwelleth
therein
shall
languish,
with the beasts of the field ,
and with
the fowls
of heaven
; yea,
the fishes
of the sea also
shall
be
taken
away
.
Therefore the land mourns
, and all
who
dwell
in
it
will
waste
away
with the beasts of the field and the birds
of the
air
; even
the fish
of the sea disappear
.
Yet
let no man strive,
nor
reprove
another:
for thy
people are as
they
that
strive
with the
priest.
But
let no man contend;
let
no
man
offer
reproof;
for your
people are like
those
who
contend
with a
priest.
Therefore
shalt
thou
fall
in
the
day, and the prophet also
shall
fall
with thee
in
the
night ,
and
I will destroy thy
mother .
You
will
stumble
by
day, and the prophet will
stumble
with you
by
night ;
so
I will destroy your
mother —
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge :
because thou
hast
rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee,
that
thou
shalt
be
no
priest
to
me:
seeing
thou
hast
forgotten the law of thy
God, I will also forget thy
children.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge .
Because you
have
rejected knowledge, I will also reject you
as
My
priests.
Since
you
have
forgotten the law of your
God, I will also forget your
children.
As
they were
increased
, so
they sinned against me :
therefore
will
I
change
their glory into
shame
.
The
more
they multiplied
, the
more
they sinned against Me ;
they
exchanged
their Glory for
a
thing
of
disgrace
.
They eat
up
the sin
of my people ,
and they
set their heart
on their
iniquity.
They feed
on
the sins
of My people and set their hearts
on iniquity.
And there
shall be ,
like people, like priest :
and
I will punish them for their ways ,
and reward
them their doings
.
And it
shall be like people, like priest .
I will punish both
of
them for their ways and repay
them for
their deeds
.
For
they shall
eat ,
and
not have
enough:
they shall
commit
whoredom,
and
shall
not increase:
because
they have left
off
to
take
heed
to
the LORD.
They will
eat but
not be
satisfied;
they will
be
promiscuous
but
not multiply.
For
they have stopped
obeying
the LORD.
Whoredom
and
wine and new wine take away the
heart
.
Promiscuity,
wine ,
and new wine take away understanding
.
My people ask
counsel
at
their stocks
, and their staff
declareth
unto
them :
for the
spirit of whoredoms
hath
caused
them to
err,
and they have gone
a
whoring
from
under
their God.
My people consult
their wooden
idols
, and their divining
rods
inform
them .
For a
spirit of prostitution
leads
them astray
and they have played
the
harlot
against
their God.
They sacrifice upon
the
tops
of
the mountains,
and burn incense
upon
the hills, under oaks
and
poplars
and elms
, because the
shadow
thereof
is good:
therefore
your daughters shall
commit
whoredom,
and your spouses
shall
commit
adultery.
They sacrifice on
the mountaintops
and burn offerings
on
the hills, under oak,
poplar,
and terebinth
, because their
shade
is pleasant.
And
so
your daughters turn
to
prostitution
and your daughters-in-law
to
adultery.
I will not punish your daughters when they commit
whoredom
, nor your spouses
when they commit adultery :
for themselves are
separated
with whores,
and they
sacrifice
with harlots:
therefore
the
people that
doth
not
understand
shall
fall
.
I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute
themselves
, nor your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery .
For the
men
themselves go
off
with prostitutes
and offer
sacrifices
with shrine
prostitutes.
So
a
people without
understanding
will
come
to
ruin
.
Though thou
, Israel, play
the
harlot,
yet
let
not
Judah offend;
and
come
not ye
unto
Gilgal, neither
go ye
up to Bethaven
, nor
swear, The LORD liveth.
Though you
prostitute
yourself
, O
Israel, may
Judah avoid
such
guilt!
Do
not journey
to
Gilgal, do
not
go up to Beth-aven
, and
do
not
swear on
oath
, ‘As
surely
as
the LORD lives!’
For Israel slideth
back
as a backsliding
heifer :
now
the LORD will
feed
them as
a
lamb
in a
large
place.
For Israel is
as obstinate
as
a stubborn
heifer .
Can
the LORD now
shepherd
them like
lambs
in an
open
meadow?
Ephraim is joined to idols :
let
him alone .
Ephraim is joined to idols ;
leave
him alone !
Their drink
is sour:
they have
committed
whoredom
continually:
her
rulers with
shame
do
love ,
Give
ye
.
When
their liquor
is gone,
they turn
to
prostitution;
their
rulers dearly
love disgrace
.
The wind
hath
bound
her
up
in her
wings, and they
shall
be
ashamed
because
of
their sacrifices.
The whirlwind
has
wrapped
them
in its
wings, and their sacrifices will
bring
them
shame
.
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