Listen to the word of the Lord, O Israelites. Get up and argue with the mountains, so that Gangling will listen to you.

O mountains and the permanent foundation of the earth, listen to the Lord’s contentious words. Because the Lord will argue with his people and with Israel.

My people, what have I done to you? What am I bothering you about? You can prove it to me.

I brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery. I have also sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam ahead of you.

My people, remember the plan set by King Balak of Moab, and the words answered by Balaam the son of Beor, and the things that you found from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may know the righteous works of the Lord.

What shall I offer before the Lord, when I bow down before the Most High God? Can one year old calves be offered as a burnt offering?

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I offer my eldest son for my sins? Do you offer the fruits of my body for the sins in my heart?

O people, the Lord has shown you what is good. What does he ask you for? As long as you are righteous, compassionate, humble, and walk with your God.

The Lord calls out to this city, and the wise will fear his name. You should listen to who imposed the punishment of the cane.

Will not there still be unjust wealth and wicked petty struggles in the house of the wicked?

If I use an unjust balance and a deceitful weight in my bag, shall I be considered clean?

The wealthy in the city are full of violence, and the inhabitants of it speak lies, and the tongue in their mouth is deceitful.

Therefore, I struck you, causing your wounds to be severe. Make you desolate because of your sins.

You want to eat, but you can’t eat enough. Your weakness will be revealed among you. You will move away, but there will be no rescue. I will hand over what I rescue to the sword.

You will sow, but you will not reap. Kick the olive, but not the oil to wipe your body. Kicking grapes, but not drinking alcohol.

Because you abide by the evil rules of Omri, do all that the Ahab family does, and follow their counsel. Therefore, I will make you desolate and make your inhabitants a laughingstock. You will also bear the shame of my people.