6. Their anger is a firethat smoulders all night,then flares up at dawn.
7. They are flamesdestroying their leaders.And their kings are powerless;none of them trust me.
8. The people of Israelhave mixed with foreigners;they are a thin piece of breadscorched on one side.
9. They don't seem to realizehow weak and feeble they are;their hair has turned grey,while foreigners rule.
10. I am the Lord, their God,but in all their troublestheir pride keeps themfrom returning to me.
11. Israel is a senseless bird,fluttering back and forthbetween Egypt and Assyria.
12. But I will catch them in a netas hunters trap birds;I threatened to punish them,and indeed I will.
13. Trouble and destructionwill be their rewardfor rejecting me.I would have rescued them,but they told me lies.