Hosea 4:1 - 4:3

Listen to the word of Yahweh, O sons of Israel,

For Yahweh has a contention against the inhabitants of the land,

Because there is no truth or lovingkindness

Or knowledge of God in the land.

There is swearing of oaths, deception, murder, stealing, and adultery.

They break forth in violence so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Therefore the land mourns,

And everyone who inhabits it languishes

Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky,

And also the fish of the sea disappear.