7. How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.
8. They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
9. shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
10. Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches: for they are not the LORD'S.
11. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD.
12. They have denied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
13. and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
14. Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15. Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
16. Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.