8. But people will say something new: ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries where he had sent them away . . . ’ Then the people of Israel will live in their own land.”
9. A message to the prophets:My heart is broken.All my bones shake.I’m like someone who is drunk,like someone who has been overcome with wine.This is because of the Lordand his holy words.
10. The land of Judah is full of people who are guilty of adultery.Because of this, the Lord cursed the land.It has become a very sad place,and the pastures have dried up.The people are eviland use their power in the wrong way.
11. “Both the prophets and the priests live as if there were no God.I have found them doing evil things even in my own Temple,” says the Lord.
12. “So they will be in danger.They will be forced into darknesswhere they will be defeated.I will bring disaster on themin the year I punish them,” says the Lord.
13. “I saw the prophets of Samariado something wrong.Those prophets prophesied by Baaland led my people Israel away.
14. And I have seen the prophets of Jerusalemdo terrible things.They are guilty of adulteryand live by lies.They encourage evil people to keep on doing evil,so the people don’t stop sinning.All of those people are like the city of Sodom.The people of Jerusalem are like the city of Gomorrah to me!”
15. So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says about the prophets:“I will make those prophets eat bitter foodand drink poisoned water,because the prophets of Jerusalem spread wickednessthrough the whole country.”
16. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:“Don’t pay attention to what those prophets are saying to you.They are trying to fool you.They talk about visions their own minds made up,not about visions from me.
17. They say to those who hate me:‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please:‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’
18. But none of these prophets has stood in the meeting of angelsto see or hear the message of the Lord.None of them has paid close attention to his message.