For that they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of Jehovah:
Therefore my people are gone into captivity for lack of knowledge; and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst.
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace (with me), and blind as Jehovah's servant?
Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my presence:
And I will visit upon her the days of the Baalim, unto which she burned incense, when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith Jehovah.
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
(Set) the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle (he cometh) against the house of Jehovah, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
I wrote for him the ten thousand things of my law; but they are counted as a strange thing.
But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.
For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Jehovah of hosts.
But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.