1 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’

2 “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her,

for she is not my wife,

and I am not her husband.

Let her remove the adulterous look from her face

and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts.

1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi;

And to your sisters, Ru-hamah.

2 Plead with your mother, plead:

For she is not my wife, neither am I her husband:

Let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight,

And her adulteries from between her breasts;

1 “In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’

2 “But now bring charges against Israel—your mother—

for she is no longer my wife,

and I am no longer her husband.

Tell her to remove the prostitute’s makeup from her face

and the clothing that exposes her breasts.

1 Say to your brethren, ‘My people,’ And to your sisters, ‘Mercy is shown.’

2 “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges;

For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband!

Let her put away her harlotries from her sight,

And her adulteries from between her breasts;

1 “You are to call your brothers, ‘my people,’ and your sisters, ‘you have been shown pity.’

2 “Plead with your mother.

Accuse her, because she is no longer my wife,

and I am no longer her husband.

Tell her to stop acting like a prostitute,

to stop behaving like an unfaithful wife.

1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.

2 Contend with your mother, contend; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

1 Say unto your brethren Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 2 Plead with your mother, plead; for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: and let her put away her whoredoms from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;

1 “So call your brothers Ammi [My People], 

and call your sisters Ruhamah [Loved]. 

2 “Plead with your mother; plead with her. 

She no longer acts like my wife. 

She no longer treats me like her husband. 

Tell her to stop acting like a prostitute. 

Tell her to remove the lovers from between her breasts. 

1 Call your brothers: My People

and your sisters: Compassion.

2 Rebuke your mother; rebuke her.

For she is not My wife and I am not her husband.

Let her remove the promiscuous look from her face

and her adultery from between her breasts.

1 Say to your brother, Ammi, and to your sister, Ruhamah.

2 Plead with your mother, plead—

for she is not my wife,

and I am not her husband—

that she put away her whoring from her face,

and her adultery from between her breasts,

1 Say to your brother, “Ammi,”

and to your sister, “Ruhamah.”

2 Plead with your mother, plead—

because she is not my wife,

and I am not her husband.

Let her put away her whoring from before her,

and her adultery from between her breasts.

1 “People of Israel, call your brothers My People. And call your sisters My Loved Ones.”

2 I said to my children,

“Talk things over with your mother.

Talk to her.

She isn’t acting like a wife to me anymore.

She no longer treats me as her husband.

Tell her to stop looking and acting like a prostitute.

Tell her not to let her lovers

lie on her breasts anymore.

1 Say to your brothers, “Ammi,” and to your sisters, “Ruhamah.”

2 “Contend with your mother, contend,

For she is not my wife, and I am not her husband;

And let her put away her harlotry from her face

And her adultery from between her breasts,