4 Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel,
    for the Lord has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or loyalty
    and no knowledge of God in the land.^(A)
2 Swearing, lying, and murder,
    and stealing and adultery break out;
    bloodshed follows bloodshed.

⁸ Because you have plundered many nations,
    all who survive of the peoples shall plunder you—
because of human bloodshed and violence to the earth,
    to cities and all who live in them.^(A)

¹⁶ In the abundance of your trade
    you were filled with violence, and you sinned,
so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
    and I drove you out, O guardian cherub,
    from among the stones of fire.^(A)

¹⁸ Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
    devastation or destruction within your borders;
you shall call your walls Salvation
    and your gates Praise.^(A)

¹⁷ For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you;
    the destruction of the animals will terrify you—^[a]
because of human bloodshed and violence to the earth,
    to cities and all who live in them.^(A)