| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Hear 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! | 1Hear the word of the LORD, people of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the inhabitants of the land: There is no truth, no faithful love, and no knowledge of God in the land! |
| 2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. | 2Cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. |
| 3Therefore 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. | 3For this reason the land mourns, and everyone who lives in it languishes, along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky; even the fish of the sea disappear. |
| 4But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest. | 4But let no one dispute; let no one argue, for My case is against you priests. |
| 5You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother— | 5You will stumble by day; the prophet will also stumble with you by night. And I will destroy your mother. |
| 6My 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. | 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will reject you from serving as My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your sons. |
| 7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. | 7The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me. I will change their honor into disgrace. |
| 8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. | 8They feed on the sin of My people; they have an appetite for their transgressions. |
| 9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. | 9The same judgment will happen to both people and priests. I will punish them for their ways and repay them for their deeds. |
| 10They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have stopped obeying the LORD. | 10They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned their devotion to the LORD. |
| 11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding. | 11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away one's understanding. |
| 12My 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. | 12My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray; they act promiscuously in disobedience to their God. |
| 13They 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. | 13They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and they burn offerings on the hills, and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters act promiscuously and your daughters-in-law commit adultery. |
| 14I 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. | 14I will not punish your daughters when they act promiscuously or your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, for the men themselves go off with prostitutes and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes. People without discernment are doomed. |
| 15Though 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!’ | 15Israel, if you act promiscuously, don't let Judah become guilty! Do not go to Gilgal or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven, and do not swear an oath: As the LORD lives! |
| 16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow? | 16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow. Can the LORD now shepherd them like a lamb in an open meadow? |
| 17Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! | 17Ephraim is attached to idols; leave him alone! |
| 18When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace. | 18When their drinking is over, they turn to promiscuity. Israel's leaders fervently love disgrace. |
| 19The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings, and their sacrifices will bring them shame. | 19A wind with its wings will carry them off, and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices. |
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