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;

^2 (A)Hear this, ^(B)you elders;
    give ear, ^(C)all inhabitants of the land!
^(D)Has such a thing happened in your days,
    or in the days of your fathers?

^2 (A)Hear, you peoples, all of you;^{[a]
    (B)}pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,
and ^(C)let the Lord God be a witness against you,
    ^(D)the Lord from his holy temple.