7. Look! Judah's brave men cry out loud in the streets. The messengers who were sent to bring peace sob bitter tears.
8. The wide roads are deserted. No one travels on them. Our peace treaty with Assyria is broken. Those who witnessed it are looked down on. No one is respected.
9. The land is filled with sadness and wastes away. Lebanon is full of shame and dries up. The rich land of Sharon is like the Arabah Desert. The trees of Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
10. "Now I will take action," says the Lord. "Now I will be honored. Now I will be respected.