5. Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;I have slain them by the words of my mouth,and my judgment goes forth as the light.
6. For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
7. But like Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me.
8. Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood.
9. As robbers lie in wait for a man,so the priests band together;they murder on the way to Shechem;they commit villainy.