“Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.”
The prophet receives command to cry out against the people, exposing their religious transgression despite outward ritual observance: "their sins to the house of Jacob." The contrast between the people's presentation and their actual condition establishes the prophetic critique: they appear faithful but are substantively corrupt. The emphasis on loud proclamation suggests that this message must be undeniable and insistent, not whispered or negotiated. This verse inaugurates the chapter's central concern with authentic versus performative religiosity, setting up the famous critique of hypocritical fasting.
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