הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים לֹ֤א אָֽמְרוּ֙ אַיֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤י הַתּוֹרָה֙ לֹ֣א יְדָע֔וּנִי וְהָרֹעִ֖ים פָּ֣שְׁעוּ בִ֑י וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙ נִבְּא֣וּ בַבַּ֔עַל וְאַחֲרֵ֥י לֹֽא־יוֹעִ֖לוּ הָלָֽכוּ׃
Ang mga saserdote ay hindi nagsabi: “Nasaan ang Walang-Hanggan?” At ang mga humahawak ng Torah ay hindi Ako nakilala; at ang mga pastol ay naghimagsik laban sa Akin; at ang mga propeta ay nagpropesiya sa pangalan ni Baal, at sumunod sila sa mga bagay na walang pakinabang.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“The priests never said, where is God” [2:8]. The priests did not say, where is your God? The scholars did not teach Torah to them, but they followed false prophets who uttered false prophecies. That is why I will still punish you with proper prophets, that you should be pious before I will expel you, and I will do the same with you children, to punish them.