2 “And now, O ^(A)priests, this commandment is for you.

⁶ “A son ^(A)honors his father,
And a servant his master.
^(B)If then I am the Father,
Where is My honor?
And if I am a Master,
Where is My reverence?
Says the Lord of hosts
To you priests who despise My name.
^(C)Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’

5 “Hear this, O priests!
Take heed, O house of Israel!
Give ear, O house of the king!
For ^[a]yours is the judgment,
Because ^(A)you have been a snare to Mizpah
And a net spread on Tabor.