6 Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills.They sniff the air like jackals.Their eyesight fails because they have no green plants.
7 Do something, Lord, for the sake of your name,even though our sins testify against us.We have been unfaithful and have sinned against you.
8 You are Israel’s hope,the one who saves it in times of trouble.Why should you be like a stranger in the land,like a traveler who stays only one night?
9 Why should you be like someone taken by surprise,like a strong man who cannot help?You, O Lord, are among us.We are called by your name.Don’t leave us!
10 This is what the Lord says about these people: They love to wander. They don’t keep their feet where they belong. So the Lord isn’t happy with them. He will remember their crimes and punish their sins.
11 The Lord said to me, “Don’t pray for the good of these people.
12 Even if they go without food, I won’t listen to their cries for help. Even if they sacrifice burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won’t be pleased with them. But I will destroy these people with wars, famines, and plagues.”