Yahweh Hates Faithlessness

10 Do we not all have[fn] one father? Has not one God created us? Whythen are we unfaithful to one another,[fn] profaning the covenant of our ancestors?[fn] 11 Judah has been faithless, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign[fn] god. 12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and who answers, and the one who brings an offering to Yahweh of hosts!

13 And this you do as well:[fn]you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because he[fn]no longer regards the offering[fn] or acceptsit with favor from your hand. 14 But you ask, “For what reason?”[fn] Because Yahweh stands as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been unfaithful, even though sheis your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.[fn] 15 Did not one God make them?[fn] But a remnant ofthe spirit is his.[fn] And what does the oneGod desire? An offspring of God.[fn]You must be attentive to[fn] your spirit, and you must not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth. 16 “For I hate divorce,”[fn] says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “and hewho covers his clothing with violence,” says Yahweh of hosts. “You must be attentive to[fn] your spirit and you must not be unfaithful.”

17 You have wearied Yahweh with your words, but you ask, “With what have we wearied him?” You have done so when you say,[fn] “Everyone who does evilis good in the sight[fn] of Yahweh, and in them he delights,” or “Whereis the God of justice?”