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Rh :Have dealt very treacherously against Me,
 * Saith the.
 * They have belied the ,
 * And said: 'It is not He,
 * Neither shall evil come upon us;
 * Neither shall we see sword nor famine;
 * And the prophets shall become wind,
 * And the word is not in them;
 * Thus be it done unto them.'
 * Wherefore thus saith the, the God of hosts:
 * Because ye speak this word,
 * Behold, I will make My words in thy mouth fire,
 * And this people wood, and it shall devour them.
 * Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far,
 * O house of Israel, saith the ;
 * It is an enduring nation,
 * It is an ancient nation,
 * A nation whose language thou knowest not,
 * Neither understandest what they say.
 * Their quiver is an open sepulchre,
 * They are all mighty men.
 * And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread,
 * They shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters,
 * They shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds,
 * They shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees;
 * They shall batter thy fortified cities,
 * Wherein thou trusteth, with the sword.
 * But even in those days, saith the ,
 * I will not make a full end with you.

And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say: 'Wherefore hath the our God done all these things unto us?' then shalt Thou say unto them: 'Like as ye have forsaken Me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.'


 * Declare ye this in the house of Jacob,
 * And announce it in Judah, saying:
 * Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding,
 * That have eyes, and see not,
 * That have ears, and hear not:
 * Fear ye not Me? saith the ;
 * Will ye not tremble at My presence?
 * Who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea,
 * An everlasting ordinance, which it cannot pass;
 * And though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail;
 * Though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
 * But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart;
 * They are revolted, and gone.
 * Neither say they in their heart:
 * 'Let us now fear the our God,
 * That giveth the former rain, and the latter in due season;
 * That keepeth for us
 * The appointed weeks of the harvest.'
 * Your iniquities have turned away these things,
 * And your sins have withholden good from you.
 * For among My people are found wicked men;
 * They pry, as fowlers lie in wait;
 * They set a trap, they catch men.
 * As a cage is full of birds,
 * So are their houses full of deceit;
 * Therefore they are become great, and waxen rich;