12. "Be appalled, O heavens, at this, And shudder, be very desolate," declares the Lord.
13. "For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water.
14. "Is Israel a slave? Or is he a homeborn servant? Why has he become a prey?
15. "The young lions have roared at him, They have roared loudly. And they have made his land a waste; His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.
16. "Also the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes Have shaved the crown of your head.
17. "Have you not done this to yourself By your forsaking the Lord your God When He led you in the way?