1 Listen to this message, this funeral song that I sing about you, nation of Israel:
2 The people of Israel have fallen,
3 This is what the Almighty Lord says:
4 This is what the Lord says to the nation of Israel:
5 But don’t search ⌞for me⌟ at Bethel.
6 Search for the Lord and live!
7 You, Israel, turn justice into poison
8 God made the ⌞constellations⌟ Pleiades and Orion.
9 He destroys strongholds and ruins fortresses.
10 Israel, you hate anyone who speaks out against injustice.
11 You trample on the poor
12 I know that your crimes are numerous and your sins are many.
13 That is why a wise person remains silent at such times,
14 Search for good instead of evil so that you may live.
15 Hate evil and love good.
16 This is what the Lord, the Almighty God of Armies, says:
17 There will be loud crying in every vineyard,
18 How horrible it will be for those who long for the day of the Lord!
19 It is like a person who flees from a lion
20 The day of the Lord brings darkness and not light.
21 I hate your festivals; I despise them.
22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings,
23 Spare me the sound of your songs.
24 But let justice flow like a river
25 Did you bring me sacrifices and grain offerings
26 You carried along the statues of ⌞the god⌟ Sikkuth as your king
27 I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,