8 The walls protecting Judah will fall.At that time the people of Jerusalem depended onthe weapons kept at the Palace of the Forest.
9 You saw that the walls of Jerusalemhad many cracks that needed repairing.You stored up water in the lower pool.
10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem,and you tore down houses to repair the walls with their stones.
11 You made a pool between the two wallsto save water from the old pool,but you did not trust the God who made these things;you did not respect the One who planned them long ago.
12 The Lord God All-Powerful told the peopleto cry and be sad,to shave their heads and wear rough cloth.
13 But look, the people are happyand are having wild parties.They kill the cattle and the sheep;they eat the food and drink the wine.They say, “Let us eat and drink,because tomorrow we will die.”
14 The Lord All-Powerful said to me: “You people will die before this guilt is forgiven.” The Lord God All-Powerful said this.