1  ^kHear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel,

for ^lthe Lord has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.

There is no faithfulness or steadfast love,

and ^mno knowledge of God in the land;

13  Therefore my people go into exile

^lfor lack of knowledge;¹

their ^mhonored men go hungry,²

and their multitude is parched with thirst.