(A)Israel was holy to the Lord,
    (B)the firstfruits of his harvest.
(C)All who ate of it incurred guilt;
    disaster came upon them,
declares the Lord.”

Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel. Thus says the Lord:

(D)“What wrong did your fathers find in me
    that they went far from me,
(E)and went after (F)worthlessness, and became worthless?

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