1 Israel is like a large vinethat produced plenty of fruit.As the people became richer,they built more altars for idols.As their land became better,they put up better stone pillars to honor gods.
2 Their heart was false,and now they must pay for their guilt.The Lord will break down their altars;he will destroy their holy stone pillars.
3 Then they will say, “We have no king,because we didn’t honor the Lord.As for the king,he couldn’t do anything for us.”
4 They make many false promisesand agreements which they don’t keep.So people sue each other in court;they are like poisonous weeds growing in a plowed field.