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Hear Yahweh’s word, you children of Israel;

    for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land:
“Indeed there is no truth,
    nor goodness,
    nor knowledge of God in the land.
There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
    they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
Therefore the land will mourn,
    and everyone who dwells in it will waste away,
with all living things in her,
    even the animals of the field and the birds of the sky;
    yes, the fish of the sea also die.

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God Accuses Israel

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)
Swearing, lying, and murder,
    and stealing and adultery break out;
    bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Therefore the land mourns,
    and all who live in it languish;
together with the wild animals
    and the birds of the air,
    even the fish of the sea are perishing.(B)

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