8 “ ‘You keep saying, “We are wise,because we have the teachings of the Lord.”But actually, those who explain the Scriptureshave written lies with their pens.
9 These wise teachers refused to listen to the word of the Lord,so they are not really wise at all.They will be ashamed.They will be shocked and trapped.
10 So I will give their wives to other menand their fields to new owners.Everyone, from the least important to the greatest,is greedy for money.Even the prophets and priestsall tell lies.
11 They tried to heal my people’s serious injuriesas if they were small wounds.They said, “It’s all right, it’s all right.”But really, it is not all right.
12 They should be ashamed of the terrible way they act,but they are not ashamed at all.They don’t even know how to blush about their sins.So they will fall, along with everyone else.They will be thrown to the ground when I punish them, says the Lord.
13 “ ‘I will take away their crops, says the Lord.There will be no grapes on the vineand no figs on the fig tree.Even the leaves will dry up and die.I will take away what I gave them.’ ”
14 “Why are we just sitting here?Let’s get together!We have sinned against the Lord,so he has given us poisoned water to drink.Come, let’s run to the strong, walled cities.The Lord our God has decided that we must die,so let’s die there.