God’s Lawsuit against Israel
1Hear what the Lord is saying:
Come, present [My] case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear you pleading.
2Hear, you mountains, the case of the Lord—
You firm foundations of the earth!
For the Lord has a case against His people,
He has a suit against Israel.
3“My people!
What wrong have I done you?
What hardship have I caused you?
Testify against Me.
4In fact,
I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I redeemed you from the house of bondage,
And I sent before you
Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5“My people,
Remember what Balak king of Moab
Plotted against you,
And how Balaam son of Beor
Responded to him.
[Recall your passage]
From Shittim to Gilgala—
And you will recognize
The gracious acts of the Lord.”
6With what shall I approach the Lord,
Do homage to God on high?
Shall I approach Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?
7Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
With myriads of streams of oil?
Shall I give my first-born for my transgression,
The fruit of my body for my sins?
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Notes
I.e., the crossing of the Jordan.
Or “It is prudent to serve your God.”
Credits
Reprinted from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures by permission of the University of Nebraska Press. Copyright 1985 by the Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 1.
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