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Yahweh’s Case Against His People

1aListen now to what Yahweh is saying,“Arise, plead your case 2before the mountains,And let the hills 3blisten to your voice.

2 “1aListen, you mountains, to the case of Yahweh,And you enduring bfoundations of the earth,Because cYahweh has a case against His people;Even with Israel He will reprove.3 “aMy people, bwhat have I done to you,And chow have I wearied you? Answer Me.4 “Indeed, I abrought you up from the land of EgyptAnd bransomed you from the house of slavery,And I sent before you cMoses, Aaron, and dMiriam.5 “My people, remember nowWhat aBalak king of Moab counseledAnd what Balaam son of Beor answered him,And from bShittim to cGilgal,So 1that you might know the drighteous acts of Yahweh.”
What Yahweh Requires
6 aWith what shall I come before YahwehAnd bow myself before the God on high?Shall I come before Him with bburnt offerings,With yearling calves?7 Is Yahweh pleased with athousands of rams,With ten thousand rivers of oil?Shall I give my bfirstborn for my transgression,The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?8 He has atold you, O man, what is good;And bwhat does Yahweh require of youBut to cdo justice, to dlove lovingkindness,And to walk 1ehumbly with your God?
9 The voice of Yahweh will call to the city—And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:“Hear, O tribe. Who even has appointed 1its time?10 “Is there yet a man in the wicked house,Along with treasures of awickedness,And a 1bshort measure which is cursed?11 “Can I purify wicked ascalesAnd a bag of deceptive weights?12 “For the rich men of 1the city are full of aviolence,And her inhabitants speak blies,And their ctongue is deceitful in their mouth.13 “So also I will make you asick, striking you down,bDesolating you because of your sins.14 “You will eat, but you will anot be satisfied,And your 1vileness will be in your midst.And you will try to remove something for safekeeping,But you will bnot cause anything to escape,And that which you do have escape, I will give to the sword.15 “You will sow but you will anot reap.You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;And the grapes, but you will bnot drink wine.16 “The statutes of aOmriAnd all the works of the house of bAhab are kept;And in their counsels you cwalk.Therefore I will give you up as dan object of horrorAnd 1your inhabitants as an eobject of hissing,And you will bear the freproach of My people.”