12. But the people of Judah will answer, ‘It won’t do any good to try! We will continue to do what we want. Each of us will do what his stubborn, evil heart wants!’ ”
13. So this is what the Lord says:“Ask the people in other nations this question:‘Have you ever heard anything like this?’The people of Israel have done a horrible thing.
14. The snow on the mountains of Lebanonnever melts from the rocks.Its cool, flowing streamsdo not dry up.
15. But my people have forgotten me.They burn incense to worthless idolsand have stumbled in what they doand in the old ways of their ancestors.They walk along back roadsand on poor highways.
16. So Judah’s country will become an empty desert.People will not stop making fun of it.They will shake their heads as they pass by;they will be shocked at how the country was destroyed.