27. who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’For they have turned their back to me,and not their face.But in the time of their trouble they say,‘Arise and save us!’
28. But where are your godsthat you made for yourself?Let them arise, if they can save you,in your time of trouble;for as many as your citiesare your gods, O Judah.
29. “Why do you contend with me?You have all transgressed against me,declares the Lord.
30. In vain have I struck your children;they took no correction; your own sword devoured your prophetslike a ravening lion.