2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth;

for the Lord has spoken:

“Sons have I reared and brought up,

but they have rebelled against me.

3 The ox knows its owner,

and the ass its master’s crib;

but Israel does not know,

my people does not understand.”

4 Ah, sinful nation,

a people laden with iniquity,

offspring of evildoers,

sons who deal corruptly!

They have forsaken the Lord,

they have despised the Holy One of Israel,

they are utterly estranged.