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)

⁹ As robbers lie in wait^[a] for someone,
    so the priests are banded together;^[b]
they murder on the road to Shechem;
    they commit a monstrous crime.^(A)