12. They have spoken falsely of the Lordand have said, ‘He will do nothing; no disaster will come upon us, nor shall we see sword or famine.
13. The prophets will become wind;the word is not in them.Thus shall it be done to them!’”
14. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:“Because you have spoken this word,behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire,and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
15. Behold, I am bringing against youa nation from afar, O house of Israel,declares the Lord.It is an enduring nation;it is an ancient nation,a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say.
16. Their quiver is like an open tomb;they are all mighty warriors.
17. They shall eat up your harvest and your food;they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;your fortified cities in which you trustthey shall beat down with the sword.”
18. “But even in those days, declares the Lord, I will not make a full end of you.
19. And when your people say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’”
20. Declare this in the house of Jacob;proclaim it in Judah:
21. “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not,who have ears, but hear not.
22. Do you not fear me? declares the Lord.Do you not tremble before me?I placed the sand as the boundary for the sea,a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass;though the waves toss, they cannot prevail;though they roar, they cannot pass over it.