18 “Have any of these prophets been in the lord’s presenceto hear what he is really saying?Has even one of them cared enough to listen?
19 Look! The lord’s anger bursts out like a storm,a whirlwind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.
20 The anger of the lord will not diminishuntil it has finished all he has planned.In the days to comeyou will understand all this very clearly.
21 “I have not sent these prophets,yet they run around claiming to speak for me.I have given them no message,yet they go on prophesying.
22 If they had stood before me and listened to me,they would have spoken my words,and they would have turned my peoplefrom their evil ways and deeds.
23 Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the lord.“No, I am far away at the same time.
24 Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?”says the lord.