16. “I will soon send for many fishermen to come to this land,” says the Lord. “And they will catch the people of Judah. After that, I will send for many hunters to come to this land. And they will hunt the people of Judah on every mountain and hill and in the cracks of the rocks.
17. I see everything they do. They cannot hide from me the things they do; their sin is not hidden from my eyes.
18. I will pay back the people of Judah twice for every one of their sins, because they have made my land unclean. They have filled my country with their hateful idols.”
19. Lord, you are my strength and my protection,my safe place in times of trouble.The nations will come to you from all over the worldand say, “Our ancestors had only false gods,useless idols that didn’t help them.
20. Can people make gods for themselves?They will not really be gods!”
21. The Lord says, “So I will teach those who make idols.This time I will teach themabout my power and my strength.Then they will knowthat my name is the Lord.