Study Desk

^(a)Listen to the word of the Lord , O sons of Israel, For the Lord has a ^(b)case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is ^(c)no ^[a]faithfulness or ^[b]kindness Or ^(d)knowledge of God in the land.

There is ^(e)swearing, ^(f)deception, ^(g)murder, ^(h)stealing and ⁽ⁱ⁾adultery. They employ violence, so that ^(j)bloodshed ^[c]follows bloodshed.

Therefore the land ^(k)mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, And also the fish of the sea ^[d]disappear.