9. Why are you like one taken by surprise,like a warrior unable to act?Yet you are in our midst, Lord;we are called by your name.Don’t give up on us.
10. This is what the Lord proclaims about this people:Since they have loved to wander offand haven’t restrained themselves,I won’t accept them.Now I will recall their wrongdoingand punish their sin.
11. The Lord said to me: Don’t pray for the safety of these people.
12. When they fast, I won’t pay attention to their pleas, and when they offer entirely burned offerings and grain offerings, I won’t accept them. Instead, I will devour them with war, famine, and disease.
13. I replied, "Lord God, the prophets are telling them: ‘You won’t see war or famine, for I will give you lasting peace in this place.’"