1Hear the word of the LORD, you children of Israel; for the LORD has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: 2There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; 3Therefore the land will mourn, 4"Yet let no man bring a charge, neither let any man accuse; For your people are like those who bring charges against a priest.¶ 5You will stumble in the day, 6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. 7As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. 8They feed on the sin of my people, 9It will be, like people, like priest; 10They will eat, and not have enough. 11Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.¶ 12My people consult with their wooden idol, 13They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, 14I will not punish your daughters when they play the prostitute, 15"Though you, Israel, play the prostitute, 16For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. 17Ephraim is joined to idols. 18Their drink has become sour. 19The wind has wrapped her up in its wings;