The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me. They have traded their glorious God for that shameful god named Baal.

祭司越发增多，就越发得罪我；我必使他们的荣耀变为羞辱。

祭司越发增多，就越发得罪我；我必使他们的荣耀变为羞辱。

祭司越发增多，就越发得罪我；我必使他们的荣耀变为羞辱。

你们祭司越增多，所犯的罪也越多，所以我要使你们的尊荣变为羞耻。

祭司越增多，就越发得罪我，我必把他们的尊荣变为耻辱。

祭司越發增多，就越發得罪我；我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱。

祭司越發增多，就越發得罪我；我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱。

祭司越發增多，就越發得罪我；我必使他們的榮耀變為羞辱。

你們祭司越增多，所犯的罪也越多，所以我要使你們的尊榮變為羞恥。

祭司越增多，就越發得罪我，我必把他們的尊榮變為恥辱。

祭司越增多，他們就越發犯罪得罪了我；我必將他們的尊榮變為羞辱。

彼愈繁衍、愈獲罪於我、我將變其榮為辱、

祭司愈多、愈犯罪愆、故我將使其榮為辱、

彼愈多、愈獲罪於我、故我必變其榮為辱、

The more priests there were, the more they sinned against me; they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.

The more they increased, the more they sinned against me; I will change their glory into shame.

The more priests there are, the more they sin against me. They have exchanged the glory of God for the shame of idols.

The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against me. I will change their honor into disgrace.

The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.

“ The more they increased, The more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame.

As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame.

The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me. I will change their honor into disgrace.

As they were increased, so they sinned against me:[ therefore] will I change their glory into shame.

The more the priests increased in numbers, the more they rebelled against me. They have turned their glorious calling into a shameful disgrace!

As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame.

I fed them until they were satisfied. Then they became proud. They forgot all about me.

“ So I have caused all the people to hate you. They have lost respect for you. You have not done what I told you to do. Instead, you have favored one person over another in matters of the law.”

“ The Lord is the God of Israel. He announced,‘ I promised that members of your family line would serve me as priests forever.’ But now the Lord announces,‘ I will not let that happen! I will honor those who honor me. But I will turn away from those who look down on me.

“ I will set these people free from the power of the grave. I will save them from death. Death, where are your plagues? Grave, where is your power to destroy?“ I will no longer pity Ephraim.

“ Listen to me, you priests! Pay attention, people of Israel! Listen, you members of the royal family! Here is my decision against you. You have been like a trap at Mizpah. You have been like a net spread out on Mount Tabor.

“ A thief is dishonored when he is caught. And you people of Israel are filled with shame. Your kings and officials are dishonored. So are your priests and your prophets.You say to a piece of wood,‘ You are my father.’ You say to a stone,‘ You are my mother.’ You have turned your backs to me. You refuse to look at me. But when you are in trouble, you say,‘ Come and save us!’

We are filled with it. It has been like that ever since the days of our people who lived long ago. Kings of other countries have killed many of us and our kings and priests with their swords. They’ve forced others to leave their own land. They’ve taken them away as prisoners. They’ve robbed others. They’ve made still others feel ashamed and dishonored. All these things have happened to us because we’ve committed so many sins. And that’s how things still are to this day.

The only thing they have coming to them is death. Their stomach is their god. They brag about what they should be ashamed of. They think only about earthly things.

Israel was like a spreading vine. They produced fruit for themselves. As they grew more fruit, they built more altars. As their land became richer, they made more beautiful the sacred stones they worshiped.

“ My people will eat. But they will not have enough. They will have sex with prostitutes. But they will not have any children. That’s because they have deserted me. They have sex

On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them. So they carry out their evil plans.

But the Babylonians will be filled with shame instead of glory. So now it is their turn to drink and be stripped of their clothes. The cup of anger in my powerful right hand is going to punish them. They will be covered with shame instead of glory.