9. “When this happens”—God’s Decree—“King and princes will lose heart;priests will be baffled and prophets stand dumbfounded.”
10. Then I said, “Alas, Master God!You’ve fed lies to this people, this Jerusalem.You assured them, ‘All is well, don’t worry,’at the very moment when the sword was at their throats.”
18. “It’s the way you’ve livedthat’s brought all this on you.The bitter taste is from your evil life.That’s what’s piercing your heart.”
22. “What fools my people are!They have no idea who I am.A company of half-wits,dopes and donkeys all!Experts at evilbut klutzes at good.”
29. Someone shouts, “Horsemen and archers!”and everybody runs for cover.They hide in ditches,they climb into caves.The cities are emptied,not a person left anywhere.