“ At that time , ” declares the LORD , “ the bones of the kings of Judah , - the bones of the officials , - the bones of the priests , - the bones of the prophets , - and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed - from their graves.
They will be exposed to the sun and moon , and to all the host of heaven which they have loved , - served , - followed ... , - consulted , - and worshiped Their bones will not be gathered up (or) buried , but will become like dung lying on ... the ground.
And wherever ... ... - I have banished them ... , - the remnant - of this evil family will choose death over life , ” declares the LORD of Hosts.
So you are to tell them this is what the LORD says : “ Do (men) fall and not get up again ? ... Does one turn away and not return ?
Why (then) have these people turned away ? Why does Jerusalem always turn away ? ... They cling to deceit ; they refuse to return.
I have listened and heard ; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness , asking , ‘ What have I done ? ’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove , the swift , and the thrush keep - their time of migration , but My people do not know - the requirements of the LORD.
How can you say , ‘ We are wise , and the Law of the LORD is with us , ’ when in fact ... the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception ?
The wise will be put to shame ; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD , what wisdom
Therefore I will give - their wives to other men (and) their fields to new owners. For from the least (of them) to the greatest , all are greedy for gain ; from prophet to priest , all practice deceit.
They dress - the wound of the daughter of My people ... with very little care , saying , ‘ Peace , peace ,’ when there is no peace (at all).
Are they ashamed of the abomination - they have committed ? No , they have no shame at all ; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen ; when I punish them , they will collapse , says the LORD.
I will take away their harvest ... , declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine , nor figs on the tree , and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given will be lost to them. ”
Why ... are we just sitting here? Gather together , let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there , for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink , because we have sinned against the LORD.
We hoped for peace , but no good (has come) , for a time of healing , but there was only terror.
The snorting of (enemy) horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds , the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it , the city and all who dwell
“ For behold , I will send snakes vipers that cannot be charmed , and they will bite you , ” declares the LORD.
My sorrow is beyond healing ; my heart (is) faint within me.
- Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away ... : “ Is the LORD no longer in Zion ? Is her King no longer “ Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images , with their worthless foreign idols ? ”
“ The harvest has passed , the summer has ended , but we have not been saved. ”
For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. I mourn ; horror has gripped me.
Is there no balm in Gilead ? ... Is no physician there ? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored ?