4 “But let no one bring a charge,

let no one accuse another,

for your people are like those

who bring charges against a priest.

5 You stumble day and night,

and the prophets stumble with you.

So I will destroy your mother—

6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.

“Because you have rejected knowledge,

I also reject you as my priests;

because you have ignored the law of your God,

I also will ignore your children.

4 Yet let no one contend,

and let none accuse,

for with you is my contention, O priest.

5 You shall stumble by day;

the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;

and I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;

because you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you from being a priest to me.

And since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children.

4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another:

For thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day,

And the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night,

And I will destroy thy mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:

Because thou hast rejected knowledge,

I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me:

Seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God,

I will also forget thy children.

4 “Don’t point your finger at someone else

and try to pass the blame!

My complaint, you priests,

is with you.

5 So you will stumble in broad daylight,

and your false prophets will fall with you in the night.

And I will destroy Israel, your mother.

6 My people are being destroyed

because they don’t know me.

Since you priests refuse to know me,

I refuse to recognize you as my priests.

Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,

I will forget to bless your children.

4 “Now let no man contend, or rebuke another;

For your people are like those who contend with the priest.

5 Therefore you shall stumble in the day;

The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night;

And I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I also will reject you from being priest for Me;

Because you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children.

4 “No one should accuse

or blame another person.

Don’t blame the people, you priests,

when they quarrel with you.

5 You will be ruined in the day,

and your prophets will be ruined with you in the night.

I will also destroy your mother.

6 My people will be destroyed,

because they have no knowledge.

You have refused to learn,

so I will refuse to let you be priests to me.

You have forgotten the teachings of your God,

so I will forget your children.

4 Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 5 And thou shalt stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night; and I will destroy thy mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

4 Yet let no man strive, and let no man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 5 And thou shalt stumble by day; and the prophet also shall stumble with thee by night: and I will destroy thy mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.

4 “No one should accuse other people or bring charges against them. 

My case is against you priests. 

5 During the day you stumble, 

and during the night the prophets stumble with you. 

So I will destroy your mother, ⸤the nation of Israel⸥. 

6 I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. 

You have refused to learn, 

so I will refuse to let you be my priests. 

You have forgotten the teachings of your God, 

so I will forget your children. 

4 But let no one dispute; let no one argue,

for My case is against you priests.

5 You will stumble by day;

the prophet will also stumble with you by night.

And I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I will reject you from serving as My priest.

Since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your sons.

4 Yet let no one contend,

and let none accuse,

for with you is my contention, O priest.

5 You shall stumble by day;

the prophet also shall stumble with you by night,

and I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;

because you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you from being a priest to me.

And since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children.

4 Yet, let no one contend,

and let no one accuse,

for with you, O priest, is my contention.

5 You will stumble by day,

and the priest also will stumble

with you at night.

And I will destroy your mother;

6 My people are destroyed

for lack of knowledge;

because you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you from acting as a priest for me.

And since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

4 “But you priests should not blame the people.

You should not find fault with one another.

After all, your people

could also bring charges against you.

5 You trip and fall day and night.

And the prophets fall down along with you.

So I will destroy your nation.

She is the one who gave birth to you.

6 My people are destroyed

because they do not know me.

“You priests have refused to obey me.

So I will refuse to accept you as my priests.

You have not paid any attention to my law.

So I will not let your children be my priests.