2 By swearing and lying,
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed1 upon bloodshed.
Killing and stealing and committing adultery,
They break all restraint,
With bloodshed1 upon bloodshed.
3 Therefore athe land will mourn;
And beveryone who dwells there will waste away
With the beasts of the field
And the birds of the air;
Even the fish of the sea will be taken away.
And beveryone who dwells there will waste away
With the beasts of the field
And 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 awho contend with the priest.
For your people are like those awho contend with the priest.
5 Therefore you shall stumble ain the day;
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother.
The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;
And I will destroy your mother.
6 aMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
bBecause you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being priest for Me;
bBecause you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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