King James Version (KJV)
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? and I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Modern English
So I confronted the officials and said: Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and stationed them in their posts.
Hebrew
וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙ אֶת הַסְּגָנִ֔ים וָאֹמְרָ֕ה מַדּ֖וּעַ נֶעֱזַ֣ב בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וָאֶקְבְּצֵ֖ם וָֽאַעֲמִ֥דֵם עַל עָמְדָֽם׃
vaʾariybah ʾet hasganiym vaʾomrah madvʿa neʿezab beyt haʾelohiym vaʾeqbṣem vaʾaʿamidem ʿal ʿamdam