²³ “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled;^(A)
    I have not run after the Baals’?^(B)
See how you behaved in the valley;^(C)
    consider what you have done.
You are a swift she-camel
    running^(D) here and there,
²⁴ a wild donkey^(E) accustomed to the desert,^(F)
    sniffing the wind in her craving—
    in her heat who can restrain her?
Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves;
    at mating time they will find her.
²⁵ Do not run until your feet are bare
    and your throat is dry.
But you said, ‘It’s no use!^(G)
    I love foreign gods,^(H)
    and I must go after them.’^(I)

¹³ Only acknowledge^(A) your guilt—
    you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods^(B)
    under every spreading tree,^(C)
    and have not obeyed^(D) me,’”
declares the Lord.

¹³ The prophets^(A) are but wind^(B)
    and the word is not in them;
    so let what they say be done to them.”

³⁰ “A horrible^(A) and shocking thing
    has happened in the land:
³¹ The prophets prophesy lies,^(B)
    the priests^(C) rule by their own authority,
and my people love it this way.
    But what will you do in the end?^(D)

¹⁰ The land is full of adulterers;^(A)
    because of the curse^[a](B) the land lies parched
    and the pastures^(C) in the wilderness are withered.^(D)
The prophets follow an evil course
    and use their power unjustly.

¹¹ “Both prophet and priest are godless;^(E)
    even in my temple^(F) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.

²⁶ “Among my people are the wicked^(A)
    who lie in wait^(B) like men who snare birds
    and like those who set traps^(C) to catch people.
²⁷ Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;^(D)
they have become rich^(E) and powerful
²⁸     and have grown fat^(F) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;^(G)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.^(H)

¹⁹ Oh, my anguish, my anguish!^(A)
    I writhe in pain.^(B)
Oh, the agony of my heart!
    My heart pounds^(C) within me,
    I cannot keep silent.^(D)
For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;^(E)
    I have heard the battle cry.^(F)
20 Disaster follows disaster;^(G)
    the whole land lies in ruins.^(H)
In an instant my tents^(I) are destroyed,
    my shelter in a moment.
²¹ How long must I see the battle standard^(J)
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?^(K)