They feedon the sinof My peopleAnd directtheir desiretowardtheir iniquity.
The moneyfrom the guiltofferingsand the moneyfrom the sinofferingswas not broughtinto the houseof the LORD;it was for the priests.
He who has cleanhandsand a pureheart,Whohas not liftedup his soulto falsehoodAnd has not sworndeceitfully.
To You, O LORD,I liftup my soul.
And the dogsare greedy,they are not satisfied.And they are shepherdswho havenounderstanding;They have allturnedto their own way,Eachoneto his unjustgain,to the lastone.
"Sonof man,thesemenhave setup their idolsin their heartsand have putrightbeforetheir facesthe stumblingblockof their iniquity.Should I be consultedby them at all?
"For anyoneof the houseof Israelor of the immigrantswhostayin Israelwho separateshimself from Me, setsup his idolsin his heart,putsrightbeforehis facethe stumblingblockof his iniquity,and [then] comesto the prophetto inquireof Me for himself, I the LORDwill be broughtto answerhim in My own person.
You have plowedwickedness,you have reapedinjustice,You have eatenthe fruitof lies.Becauseyou have trustedin your way,in your numerouswarriors,
And Ephraimsaid,"SurelyI have becomerich,I have foundwealthfor myself; In allmy laborsthey will findin me Noiniquity,which[would be] sin."
Return,O Israel,to the LORDyour God,For you have stumbledbecause of your iniquity.
"The anointedpriestwho will be in his placeamonghis sonsshall offerit. By a permanentordinanceit shall be entirelyofferedup in smoketo the LORD.
The priestwho offersit for sinshall eatit. It shall be eatenin a holyplace,in the courtof the tentof meeting.
Her leaderspronouncejudgmentfor a bribe,Her priestsinstructfor a priceAnd her prophetsdivinefor money.Yet they leanon the LORDsaying,"Is not the LORDin our midst?Calamitywill not comeupon us."
"Ohthat there were one among you who would shutthe gates,that you might not uselesslykindle[fire on] My altar!I am not pleasedwith you," saysthe LORDof hosts,"norwill I acceptan offeringfrom you.
For such menare slaves,not of our LordChristbut of their ownappetites;and by their smoothand flattering speechthey deceivethe heartsof the unsuspecting.
whomustbe silencedbecausethey are upsettingwholefamilies,teachingthingsthey shouldnot [teach] for the sakeof sordidgain.
and in [their] greedthey will exploityou with false words;their judgmentfrom long agois not idle,and their destructionis not asleep.
Whydo you kickat My sacrificeand at My offeringwhichI have commanded[in My] dwelling,and honoryour sonsaboveMe, by makingyourselves fatwith the choicestof everyofferingof My peopleIsrael?'
