^{6 Ref} Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his power, have been in thee to shed blood.

^{7 Ref} In thee have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the sojourner; in thee have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.

^{8 Ref} Thou hast despised my holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.

^{9 Ref} Slanderous men have been in thee to shed blood; and in thee they have eaten upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they have committed lewdness.

^{10 Ref} In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

^{11 Ref} And one hath committed abomination with his neighbor's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter-in-law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.

^{12 Ref} In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

^{13 Ref} Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

^{14 Ref} Can thy heart endure, or can thy hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and will do it.