6. During his lifetime, Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And his name will be The Lord Is Our Righteousness.
7. So the time is coming, declares the Lord, when no one will say, "As the Lord lives who brought up the Israelites from the land of Egypt."
8. Instead, they will say, "As the Lord lives who brought up the descendants of the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where he has banished them so that they can live in their own land."
9. As for the prophets:My heart inside me is broken;my body aches.I stagger like a drunkwho has had too much wine to drink,because of the Lordand because of God’s holy words.
10. Because the country teemswith adulterers,because of them,yes, because their might isn’t rightand their way is evil,the land dries up,and the grazing areas in the wilderness wither.
11. Both prophet and priest are godless;I even find their evil in my temple,declares the Lord.
12. Therefore, they will find themselves on slippery groundand will be thrust into darkness,where they will collapse.I will bring disaster upon them,when their time comes, declares the Lord.
13. In the prophets of SamariaI saw something shocking:They prophesied by Baaland led astray my people Israel.
14. In the prophets of JerusalemI saw something horrible:They commit adultery and tell lies.They encourage evildoersso that no one turns from their wickedness.In my eyes, they are no better than Sodom;its people are like Gomorrah.
15. Therefore, this is what the Lord of heavenly forces proclaims concerning the prophets:I’m going to feed them bitter foodand give them poison to drink.Wickedness has spread from the prophets of Jerusalemthroughout the land.
16. The Lord proclaims:Don’t listen to the prophetswho are speaking to you;they are deceiving you.Their visions come from their own hearts,not from the Lord’s mouth.
17. They keep saying to those who scorn God’s message,"All will go well for you,"and to those who follow their own willful hearts,"Nothing bad will happen to you."
18. But who has stood in the Lord’s councilto listen to God’s word?Who has paid attention to his word and announced it?
19. Look! The Lord’s angry storm breaks out;it whirls around the heads of the wicked.