8. They were well-fed lusty horses, they neighed each to the wife of his neighbor.
9. Because of these things shall I not punish?” declares Yahweh, “and on a nation who is like this, shall I not take revenge?
10. Go up through her vineyards and destroy, but you must not make complete destruction. Remove her branches, for they are not to Yahweh.
11. For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt utterly treacherously with me,” declares Yahweh.
12. “They have denied Yahweh, and have said, ‘Not he, for evil will not come on us, we will see neither sword nor famine.
13. And the prophets are like wind, and the word is not in them.’ Thus it will be done to them.”
14. Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, “Because you have spoken this word, look, I am making my words in your mouth like a fire, and this people wood, and it will devour them.
15. Look, I am about to bring on you a nation from afar, O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh. “It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation. A nation whose language you do not know, and you cannot understand what they speak.