1Now hear that which YHWH is saying: “Rise—strive with the mountains, "" And cause the hills to hear your voice.

2Hear, O mountains, the strife of YHWH, "" You strong ones—foundations of earth! For a strife [is] to YHWH, with His people, "" And with Israel He reasons.

3O My people, what have I done to you? And how have I wearied you? Testify against Me.

4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, "" And I have ransomed you from the house of servants, "" And I send Moses, Aaron, and Miriam before you.

5O My people, please remember "" What Balak king of Moab counseled, "" What Balaam son of Beor answered him "" (From Shittim to Gilgal), "" In order to know the righteous acts of YHWH.”

6With what do I come before YHWH? Do I bow to God Most High? Do I come before Him with burnt-offerings? With calves—sons of a year?

7Is YHWH pleased with thousands of rams? With myriads of streams of oil? Do I give my firstborn [for] my transgression? The fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?

8He has declared to you, O man, what [is] good; Indeed, what is YHWH requiring of you, "" Except—to do judgment, and love kindness, "" And to walk lowly with your God?

9A voice of YHWH calls to the city, "" And wisdom fears Your Name, "" “Hear the rod, and Him who appointed it.

10Are there yet [in] the house of the wicked "" Treasures of wickedness, "" And the abhorred meager ephah?

11Do I reckon [it] pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?

12Whose rich ones have been full of violence, "" And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, "" And their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.

13And I also, I have begun to strike you, "" To make desolate, because of your sins.

14You eat, and you are not satisfied, "" And your pit [is] in your midst, "" And you remove, and do not deliver, "" And that which you deliver, I give to a sword.

15You sow, and you do not reap, "" You tread the olive, "" And you do not pour out oil, "" And new wine—and you do not drink wine.

16And the statutes of Omri are kept habitually, "" And all the work of the house of Ahab, "" And you walk in their counsels, "" For My giving you for a desolation, "" And its inhabitants for a hissing, "" And you bear the reproach of My people!”