^{10 Ref} For of adulterers hath the land been full, For because of these hath the land mourned, Dried up hath been the pleasant places of the wilderness, And their course is evil, and their might -- not right.

^{11 Ref} For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.

^{12 Ref} Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Jehovah.

^{13 Ref} And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people -- Israel -- to err.

^{14 Ref} And in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me -- all of them -- as Sodom, And its inhabitants as Gomorrah.