1. And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

2. Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus says Yahweh, I remember for you the kindness of your youth, the love of your espousals; how you went after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

3. Israel [was] holiness to Yahweh, the first fruits of his increase: all who devour him will be held guilty; evil will come upon them, says Yahweh.

4. Hear+ the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

5. thus says Yahweh, What unrighteousness have your+ fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and have become vain?

6. Neither did they say, Where is Yahweh who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought and of the shadow of death, through a land that a man has not passed through, and where man has not dwelt?

7. And I brought you+ into a plentiful land, to eat its fruit and its goodness; but when you+ entered, you+ defiled my land, and made my heritage disgusting.

8. The priests didn't say, Where is Yahweh? And those who handle the law didn't know me: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

9. Therefore I will yet contend with you+, says Yahweh, and with the sons of your+ sons I will contend.

10. For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.

11. Has a nation exchanged [its] gods, which yet are no gods? But my people have exchanged their glory for that which does not profit.

12. Be astonished, O you+ heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be+ very desolate, says Yahweh.