13. for my people have committed two sins:they have turned away from me,the spring of fresh water,and they have dug cisterns,cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all.
14. “Israel is not a slave;he was not born into slavery.Why then do his enemies hunt him down?
15. They have roared at him like lions;they have made his land a desert,and his towns lie in ruins, completely abandoned.
16. Yes, those of Memphis and Tahpanheshave cracked his skull.
17. Israel, you brought this on yourself!You deserted me, the Lord your God,while I was leading you along the way.