8. The priests did not ask,‘Where is the lord?’Those who taught my word ignored me,the rulers turned against me,and the prophets spoke in the name of Baal,wasting their time on worthless idols.
9. Therefore, I will bring my case against you,”says the lord.“I will even bring charges against your children’s childrenin the years to come.
10. “Go west and look in the land of Cyprus;go east and search through the land of Kedar.Has anyone ever heard of anythingas strange as this?
11. Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones,even though they are not gods at all?Yet my people have exchanged their glorious Godfor worthless idols!
12. The heavens are shocked at such a thingand shrink back in horror and dismay,”says the lord.