13. You, my people, have sinnedin two ways—you have rejected me, the sourceof life-giving water,and you've tried to collect waterin cracked and leaking pitsdug in the ground.
14. People of Israel,you weren't born slaves;you were captured in war.
15. Enemies roared like lionsand destroyed your land;towns lie burnt and empty.
16. Soldiers from the Egyptian townsof Memphis and Tahpanheshave cracked your skulls.
17. It's all your own fault!You stopped following me,the Lord your God,
18. and you trusted the powerof Egypt and Assyria.
19. Your own sins will punish you,because it was a bitter mistakefor you to reject mewithout fear of punishment.I, the Lord All-Powerful,have spoken.