26. For among My people are found wicked men; they watch like fowlers who lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.
27. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit and treachery; therefore they have become great and grown rich,
28. They have grown fat and sleek. Yes, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they do not judge and plead with justice the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
29. Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord. Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?
30. An appalling and horrible thing [bringing desolation and destruction] has come to pass in the land:
31. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests exercise rule at their own hands and by means of the prophets. And My people love to have it so! But what will you do when the end comes?