4. The Lord told me to say to his people, “When someone falls down, doesn't he get back up? If someone misses the road, doesn't he turn back?
5. Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me.
6. I listened carefully, but you did not speak the truth. Not one of you has been sorry for his wickedness; not one of you has asked, ‘What have I done wrong?’ Everyone keeps on going his own way, like a horse rushing into battle.
7. Even storks know when it is time to return; doves, swallows, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But, my people, you do not know the laws by which I rule you.
8. How can you say that you are wise, and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.
9. Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom have they got now?