^2 (A)Listen, heavens, and hear, ^(B)earth;
For the Lord has spoken:
“^(C)Sons I have raised and brought up,
But they have ^(D)revolted against Me.

²³ Your ^(A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone ^(B)loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They ^(C)do not obtain justice for the ^[a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

⁹ For this is a ^(A)rebellious people, ^(B)false sons,
Sons who ^[a]refuse to ^(C)listen
To the ^[b]instruction of the Lord;

^2 (A)I have spread out My hands all day long to a ^(B)rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, ^[a]following their own ^(C)thoughts,