4
The evil that the people have done keeps them from returning to their God. Idolatry has a powerful hold on them, and they do not acknowledge the Lord.
5
The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. Their sins make them stumble and fall, and the people of Judah fall with them.
6
They take their sheep and cattle to offer as sacrifices to the Lord, but it does them no good. They cannot find him, for he has left them.
7
They have been unfaithful to the Lord; their children do not belong to him. So now they and their lands will soon be destroyed.
8
Blow the war trumpets in Gibeah! Sound the alarm in Ramah! Raise the war cry at Bethaven! Into battle, men of Benjamin!
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.