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¹ Or knowledge of God in the land. ² With bloodshed upon bloodshed. ³ Even the fish of the sea will be taken away. ⁴ For your people are like those who contend with the priest. ⁵ And I will destroy your mother. ⁶ I also will forget your children. ⁷ I will change their glory into shame. ⁸ They set their heart on their iniquity. ⁹ And reward them for their deeds. ¹⁰ Because they have ceased obeying the Lord. ¹¹ “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. ¹² And they have played the harlot against their God. ¹³ And your brides commit adultery. ¹⁴ Therefore people who do not understand will be trampled. ¹⁵ Nor swear an oath, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’— ¹⁶ Like a lamb in open country. ¹⁷ Let him alone. ¹⁸ Her rulers dearly love dishonor. ¹⁹ And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.