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I brought you into the garden land
    to eat its fine fruits,
But you entered and defiled my land,
    you turned my heritage into an abomination.(A)
The priests did not ask,
    “Where is the Lord?”
The experts in the law[a] did not know me:
    the shepherds rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,
    and went after useless idols.(B)
Therefore I will again accuse you—oracle of the Lord
    even your children’s children I will accuse.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:8 Experts in the law: the priests. The shepherds: the kings and nobles.

I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.(A)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.(B)
The priests did not ask,
    ‘Where is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;(C)
    the leaders(D) rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,(E)
    following worthless idols.(F)

“Therefore I bring charges(G) against you again,”
declares the Lord.
    “And I will bring charges against your children’s children.

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