^2 (A)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O ^(B)earth;
For ^[a]Yahweh speaks,
“^(C)Sons I have reared and raised up,
But they have ^(D)transgressed against Me.

²³ Your ^(A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone ^(B)loves a bribe
And pursues rewards.
They ^(C)do not execute justice for the ^[a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s plea come before them.

30 “Woe to the ^(A)rebellious children,” declares Yahweh,
“Who ^(B)execute counsel, but not Mine,
And ^[a](C)make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin,

⁹ For this is a ^(A)rebellious people, ^(B)false sons,
Sons who are not willing to ^(C)listen
To the law of Yahweh,