1. Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, for the Lord shall enter into judgment with the inhabitants of the land: for there is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land.
2. Cursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery have overflowed, and blood hath touched blood.
3. Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth in it shall languish with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of the air: yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together.
4. But yet let not any man judge: and let not a man be rebuked: for thy people are as they that contradict the priest.