⁸ The priests did not say, “Where is the Lord?”
    Those who handle the law did not know me;
the rulers^[a] transgressed against me;
    the prophets prophesied by Baal
    and went after things that do not profit.^(A)

⁸ They are both stupid and foolish;
    the instruction given by idols
    is no better than wood!^[a](A)