9. "Therefore I will yet contend with you," declares the Lord, "And with your sons' sons I will contend.
10. "For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see, And send to Kedar and observe closely And see if there has been such a thing as this!
11. "Has a nation changed gods When they were not gods? But My people have changed their glory For that which does not profit.
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.