10. Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You shall have peace,’ whereas the sword reaches the throat.”
11. At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem: A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of My people, not to fan or to cleanse,
12. even a full wind from those places, will come to Me. Now also I will pronounce judgments against them.
13. Look! He shall come up as clouds,and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind.His horses are swifter than eagles.Woe to us, for we are ruined!
14. O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved.How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
15. For a voice declares from Dan,and publishes wickedness from Mount Ephraim:
16. “Report it to the nations, now!”Indeed, proclaim against Jerusalem:“Besiegers come from a far country,and lift their voices against the cities of Judah.
17. As watchmen of a field, they are against her all around,because she has been rebellious against Me,says the Lord.
18. Your way and your deedshave procured these things to you.This is your wickedness.How bitter it is!How it touches your heart!”
19. My soul, my soul!I am pained at my very heart.My heart makes a noise in me.I cannot hold my peace,because you have heard, O my soul,the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.