1. “Family of Jacob, listen to me! You people call yourself ‘Israel,’ but you are from Judah’s family. When you take an oath, I, the Lord, the God of Israel, am the one whose name you use, but you are not honest and sincere.
2. “Yes, you call yourselves citizens of the holy city, those who depend on the God of Israel. The Lord All-Powerful is his name.
3. “Long ago I told you what would happen. I told you about these things. And suddenly I made them happen.
4. I did that because I knew you were stubborn. You were like iron that will not bend, with heads as hard as bronze.