3. Perhaps the people will listen and give up their evil ways. If they do, then I will change my mind about the destruction I plan to bring on them for all their wicked deeds.”
4. The Lord told me to say to the people, “I, the Lord, have said that you must obey me by following the teaching that I gave you,
5. and by paying attention to the words of my servants, the prophets, whom I have kept on sending to you. You have never obeyed what they said.
6. If you continue to disobey, then I will do to this Temple what I did to Shiloh, and all the nations of the world will use the name of this city as a curse.”
7. The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard me saying these things in the Temple,