28. But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.
29. Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.
30. In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
31. O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee?
32. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.