6. They didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord,who brought us from Egypt?He led us through the desert,through a wasteland and its pits,a land of drought and the shadow of death.No one lives there or travels there.”
7. I brought them into a fertile landto eat its fruit and its produce.They came and made my land unclean.They made my property disgusting.
8. The priests didn’t ask, “Where is the Lord?”Those who deal with my teachings didn’t know me.The rulers rebelled against me.The prophets prophesied in the name of Baaland followed statues that couldn’t help them.
9. “That is why I am bringing charges against you,” declares the Lord,“and I am bringing charges against your grandchildren.
10. Go over to the coasts of Cyprus, and see.Send ⌊someone⌋ to Kedar, and observe closely.See if there has ever been anything like this.
11. Has any nation ever exchanged gods?(Their gods aren’t really gods.)Yet, my people have exchanged their Gloryfor something that doesn’t help them.