18. You deserted the rock that sired you;you forgot the God who gave birth to you!
19. The Lord saw this and rejectedout of aggravation his sons and his daughters.
20. He said: I will hide my face from them—I will see what becomes of them—because they are a confused generation;they are children lacking loyalty.
21. They provoked me with "no-gods,"aggravated me with their pieces of junk.So I am going to provoke them with "No-People,"aggravate them with a nation of fools.
22. A fire burns in me—it will blaze to the depths of the grave;it will destroy the land and its crops;it will blacken the base of the mountains.
23. I’ll throw on them disaster after disaster;I’ll destroy them with my arrows: