3. “I will destroy the people and animals.I will destroy the birds in the airand the fish of the sea.I will ruin the evil people.I will remove all the people from the earth,” says the Lord.
4. “I will punish Judahand all the people living in Jerusalem.I will remove from this placeall signs of Baal and his priests.
5. I will destroy those who worshipthe stars from the roofs.I will destroy those who worship and make promisesby both the Lord and the god Molech.
6. I will destroy those who turned away from the Lord.They quit following the Lord and consulting him.
7. Be silent before the Lord God.His day for judging people is coming soon.The Lord has prepared to sacrifice Judah.He has appointed the invited guests to feast on Judah.
8. On that day the Lord will sacrifice Judah.I, the Lord, will punish the princes and the king’s sons.And I will punish allthose who wear foreign clothes.