4:6 You have destroyed 1 my people
by failing to acknowledge me!
Because you refuse to acknowledge me, 2
I will reject you as my priests.
Because you reject 3 the law of your God,
I will reject 4 your descendants.
[4:6] 1 tn Heb “they have destroyed” or “my people are destroyed” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV).
[4:6] 2 tn Heb “Because you reject knowledge”; NLT “because they don’t know me.”
[4:6] 3 tn Heb “have forgotten”; NAB, NIV “have ignored.”
[4:6] 4 tn Heb “forget” (so KJV, NRSV); NLT “forget to bless.”
