25 I dug wellsand drank water.With the soles of my feet I dried upall the rivers of Egypt.’
26 Certainly you must have heard!Long ago I worked it out,in ancient times I planned it,and now I am bringing it to pass.The plan is this:Fortified cities will crashinto heaps of ruins.
27 Their residents are powerless;they are terrified and ashamed.They are as short-lived as plants in the fieldor green vegetation.They are as short-lived as grass on the rooftopswhen it is scorched by the east wind.
28 I know where you liveand everything you doand how you rage against me.
29 Because you rage against meand the uproar you create has reached my ears,I will put my hook in your nose,and my bridle between your lips,and I will lead you back the way you came.”
30 “This will be your reminder that I have spoken the truth: This year you will eat what grows wild, and next year what grows on its own. But the year after that you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce.
31 Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit.