The more the priests increased in numbers, the more they rebelled against me. They have turned their glorious calling into a shameful disgrace!

When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!

Therefore, I will certainly cut you into pieces at the hands of the prophets; I will certainly kill you in fulfillment of my oracles of judgment; for my judgment will come forth like the light of the dawn.

But the more I summoned them, the farther they departed from me. They sacrificed to the Baal idols and burned incense to images.

Therefore the land will mourn, and all its inhabitants will perish. The wild animals, the birds of the sky, and even the fish in the sea will perish.

They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and burn offerings on the hills; they sacrifice under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is so pleasant. As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!