4 ^(A)Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,
    for ^(B)the Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.
There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,
    and ^(C)no knowledge of God in the land;

⁶ My people are destroyed ^(A)for lack of knowledge;
    ^(B)because you have rejected knowledge,
    I reject you ^(C)from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
    ^(D)I also will forget your children.