8 Instead, they will swear by me as the living God who brought the people of Israel out of a northern land and out of all the other countries where I had scattered them. Then they will live in their own land.”
9 My heart is crushed,and I am trembling.Because of the Lord,because of his holy words,I am like a man who is drunk,a man who has had too much wine.
10 The land is full of people unfaithful to the Lord;they live wicked lives and misuse their power.Because of the Lord's curse the land mournsand the pastures are dry.
11 The Lord says,“The prophets and the priests are godless;I have caught them doing evil in the Temple itself.
12 The paths they follow will be slippery and dark;I will make them stumble and fall.I am going to bring disaster on them;the time of their punishment is coming.I, the Lord, have spoken.
13 I have seen the sin of Samaria's prophets:they have spoken in the name of Baaland have led my people astray.
14 But I have seen the prophets in Jerusalem do even worse:they commit adultery and tell lies;they help people to do wrong,so that no one stops doing what is evil.To me, they are all as badas the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.