Hos 4:1, 6-7, 6:9, Mal 1:6, 2:1 | ESV | STEP | Hear the word of the Lord , O children of Israel , for the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land . There is no faithfulness or steadfast love , and no knowledge of God in the land ;

o[See ver. 2 above]

Hosea 4:1

The Lord Accuses Israel

1 ^aHear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,
for ^bthe Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
and ^cno knowledge of God in the land;

Hosea 4:6-7

6 My people are destroyed ^dfor lack of knowledge;
^ebecause you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you ^ffrom being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
^gI also will forget your children.
7 ^hThe more they increased,
the more they sinned against me;
ⁱI will change their glory into shame.

Hosea 6:9

9 As robbers ^jlie in wait for a man,
so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to ^kShechem;
they commit villainy.

Malachi 1:6

The Priests’ Polluted Offerings

6 ^l“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am ^ma father, where is my honor? And if I am ⁿa master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. ^oBut you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’

Malachi 2:1

The Lord Rebukes the Priests

1 “And now, ^pO priests, ^qthis command is for you.