and among all green trees. Whereas I planted thee out of noble grapes and good roots. How art thou turned then into a bitter, unfruitful, and strange grape?

Committed

but swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adultery have gotten the overhand; and one bloodguiltiness followeth another.

For the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God which brought them out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and feared other gods.

Her

Thou shalt take no gifts, for gifts blind the seeing and pervert the words of the righteous.

Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.

Nevertheless, his sons followed not his steps: but turned aside after lucre and took rewards, and perverted the right.

Behold, here I am. Answer me before the LORD and before his anointed, whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I done wrong to? Or whom have I oppressed? And of whose hand have I received any bribe, to blind mine eyes therewith? And I will restore it you again."

This generation which is like a horse-leech, hath two daughters; the one is called "fetch hither," and the other "bring hither."

As for the multitude of your wickednesses and your stout sins, I know them right well. Enemies are ye of the righteous; ye take rewards; ye oppress the poor in judgment.

O ye judges, ye give sentence for gifts; O ye priests, ye teach for lucre; O ye prophets, ye prophesy for money. Yet will they be taken as those that hold upon God, and say, "Is not the LORD among us? Tush, there can no misfortune happen us."

yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.

Rulers

The princes of the people are gathered together unto the God of Abraham; for God is far higher exalted, than the mighty lords of the earth.