11. For the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have greatly transgressed against me, saith the Lord.
12. They have denied the Lord, and said, It is not he: and the evil shall not come upon us: we shall not see the sword and famine.
13. The prophets have spoken in the wind, and there was no word of God in them: these things therefore shall befall them.
14. Thus saith the Lord the God of hosts: Because you have spoken this word, behold I will make my words in thy mouth as fire, and this people as wood, and it shall devour them.
15. Behold I will bring upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou shalt not know, nor understand what they say.
16. Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all valiant.
17. And they shall eat up thy corn, and thy bread: they shall devour thy sons, and thy daughters: they shall eat up thy flocks, and thy herds: they shall eat thy vineyards, and thy figs: and with the sword they shall destroy thy strong cities, wherein thou trustest.