18 You turned awayfrom God, your Creator;you forgot the Mighty Rock,the source of your life.
19 You were the Lord's children,but you made him angry.Then he rejected you
20 and said,“You are unfaithfuland can't be trusted.So I won't answer your prayers;I'll just watch and seewhat happens to you.
21 You worshipped worthless idols,and made me jealousand angry!Now I will send a crueland worthless nationto make you jealous and angry.
22 “My people, I will breathe out firethat sends you downto the world of the dead.It will scorch your farmlandsand burn deep downunder the mountains.
23 I'll send disaster after disasterto strike you like arrows.
24 You'll be struck by starvationand deadly diseases,by the fangs of wild animalsand poisonous snakes.