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The Lord’s Case Against Israel
Listen to what the Lord says:
“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;
let the hills hear what you have to say.
Listen to what the Lord says:
“Stand up, plead my case before the mountains;
let the hills hear what you have to say.
God Pleads with Israel
Hear now what the Lord says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
Hear now what the Lord says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
“Hear, you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case against his people;
he is lodging a charge against Israel.
listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case against his people;
he is lodging a charge against Israel.
“My people, what have I done to you?
How have I burdened you? Answer me.
How have I burdened you? Answer me.
“O My people, what have I done to you?
And how have I wearied you?
Testify against Me.
And how have I wearied you?
Testify against Me.
I brought you up out of Egypt
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.
I sent Moses to lead you,
also Aaron and Miriam.
and redeemed you from the land of slavery.
I sent Moses to lead you,
also Aaron and Miriam.
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I redeemed you from the house of bondage;
And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
I redeemed you from the house of bondage;
And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
My people, remember
what Balak king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
what Balak king of Moab plotted
and what Balaam son of Beor answered.
Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
With what shall I come before the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
With what shall I come before the Lord,
And bow myself before the High God?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?
And bow myself before the High God?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?
Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Punishment of Israel’s Injustice
The Lord’s voice cries to the city —
Wisdom shall see Your name:
“Hear the rod!
Who has appointed it?
The Lord’s voice cries to the city —
Wisdom shall see Your name:
“Hear the rod!
Who has appointed it?
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?
Shall I acquit someone with dishonest scales,
with a bag of false weights?
with a bag of false weights?
Shall I count pure those with the wicked scales,
And with the bag of deceitful weights?
And with the bag of deceitful weights?
Your rich people are violent;
your inhabitants are liars
and their tongues speak deceitfully.
your inhabitants are liars
and their tongues speak deceitfully.
For her rich men are full of violence,
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
“Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.
By making you desolate because of your sins.
You will plant but not harvest;
you will press olives but not use the oil,
you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.
you will press olives but not use the oil,
you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.
“You shall sow, but not reap;
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.