6 In his time Judah will be saved,and Israel will live in safety.This will be his name:The Lord Does What Is Right.
7 “So the days are coming,” says the Lord, “when people will not say again: ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought Israel out of Egypt . . . ’
8 But people will say something new: ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel from the land of the north and from all the countries where he had sent them away . . . ’ Then the people of Israel will live in their own land.”
9 A message to the prophets:My heart is broken.All my bones shake.I’m like someone who is drunk,like someone who has been overcome with wine.This is because of the Lordand his holy words.
10 The land of Judah is full of people who are guilty of adultery.Because of this, the Lord cursed the land.It has become a very sad place,and the pastures have dried up.The people are eviland use their power in the wrong way.
11 “Both the prophets and the priests live as if there were no God.I have found them doing evil things even in my own Temple,” says the Lord.
12 “So they will be in danger.They will be forced into darknesswhere they will be defeated.I will bring disaster on themin the year I punish them,” says the Lord.