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The Case against Israel

Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

1

The Indictment of the Lord

Hear what the Lord says:
Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.

2

Hear, ye mountains, Jehovah's controversy, and ye, unchanging foundations of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

2

Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord,
and you enduring foundations of the earth,
for the Lord has an indictment against his people,
and he will contend with Israel.

3

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

3

“O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!

4

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

4

For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.

5

My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteousness of Jehovah.

5

O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

6

Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?

6

What Does the Lord Require?

“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?

7

Will Jehovah take pleasure in thousands of rams, in ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

7

Will the Lord be pleased witha thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”

8

He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

8

He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,b
and to walk humbly with your God?

9

The Punishment of Israel

Jehovah's voice crieth unto the city, and wisdom looketh on thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

9

Destruction of the Wicked

The voice of the Lord cries to the city —
and it is sound wisdom to fear your name:
“Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it!c

10

Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [which is] abominable?

10

Can I forget any longer the treasuresd of wickedness in the house of the wicked,
and the scant measure that is accursed?

11

Shall I be pure with the unjust balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

11

Shall I acquit the man with wicked scales
and with a bag of deceitful weights?

12

For her rich men are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

12

Youre rich men are full of violence;
your inhabitants speak lies,
and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

13

Therefore also will I make [thee] sick in smiting thee; I will make [thee] desolate because of thy sins.

13

Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow,
making you desolate because of your sins.

14

Thou shalt eat, and not be satisfied, and thine emptiness [shall remain] in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take away, and not save; and what thou savest will I give up to the sword.

14

You shall eat, but not be satisfied,
and there shall be hunger within you;
you shall put away, but not preserve,
and what you preserve I will give to the sword.

15

Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and new wine, but shalt not drink wine.

15

You shall sow, but not reap;
you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.

16

For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab; and ye walk in their counsels: that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing; and ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

16

For you have kept the statutes of Omri,f
and all the works of the house of Ahab;
and you have walked in their counsels,
that I may make you a desolation, and yourg inhabitants a hissing;
so you shall bear the scorn of my people.”

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