3 And I will destroy their kingand slaughter all their princes,”says the lord.
4 This is what the lord says:“The people of Judah have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They have rejected the instruction of the lord,refusing to obey his decrees.They have been led astray by the same liesthat deceived their ancestors.
5 So I will send down fire on Judah,and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”
6 This is what the lord says: “The people of Israel have sinned again and again,and I will not let them go unpunished!They sell honorable people for silverand poor people for a pair of sandals.
7 They trample helpless people in the dustand shove the oppressed out of the way.Both father and son sleep with the same woman,corrupting my holy name.
8 At their religious festivals,they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security.In the house of their gods,they drink wine bought with unjust fines.
9 “But as my people watched,I destroyed the Amorites,though they were as tall as cedarsand as strong as oaks.I destroyed the fruit on their branchesand dug out their roots.