^{2 Ref} Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

^{3 Ref} The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; `but' Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

^{4 Ref} Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! they have forsaken Jehovah, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are estranged `and gone' backward.