10. but if that nation displeases and disobeys me, then I’ll relent and not carry out the good I intended for it.
11. Now say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem: This is what the Lord says: I am a potter preparing a disaster for you; I’m working out a plan against you. So each one of you, turn from your evil ways; reform your ways and your actions.
12. But they said, "What’s the use! We will follow our own plans and act according to our own willful, evil hearts."
13. Therefore, the Lord proclaims:Ask among the nations:Have you ever heard anything like this?Virgin Israel has donethe most horrible thing.
14. Does the snow on the mountains of Lebanon ever melt entirelyoff their rocky cliffs?Do the cool mountain streams ever dry up?
15. Yet my people have forgotten me;they have offered sacrifices to a lie.And so they have stumbled along the way,even along the ancient paths.They have taken side roads,not the main roads.
16. They have ruined their countryand brought utter shame on it.All who pass by are shockedand shake their heads.
17. Like a strong east wind,I will scatter them before their enemy.When disaster strikes them,I will show them my back,not my face.