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"But let no man bring a charge, let no man accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

"But let no one bring a charge, let no one accuse another, for your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.

You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother-

You stumble day and night, and the prophets stumble with you. So I will destroy your mother—

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.

The more the priests increased, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their Glory for something disgraceful.

The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.

They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness.

They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness.

And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

"They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not increase, because they have deserted the LORD to give themselves

"They will eat but not have enough; they will engage in prostitution but not flourish, because they have deserted the Lord to give themselves

to prostitution, to old wine and new, which take away the understanding

to prostitution; old wine and new wine take away their understanding.