11. The families of Israel and Judahhave been completely unfaithful to me,” says the Lord.
12. Those people have lied about the Lordand said, “He will not do anything to us!Nothing bad will happen to us!We will never see war or hunger!
13. The prophets are like an empty wind;the word of God is not in them.Let the bad things they say happen to them.”
14. So this is what the Lord God All-Powerful says:“The people said I would not punish them.So, the words I give you will be like fire,and these people will be like wood that it burns up.
15. Listen, family of Israel,” says the Lord,“I will soon bring a nation from far away to attack you.It is an old nation that has lasted a long time.The people there speak a language you do not know;you cannot understand what they say.
16. Their arrows bring death.All their people are strong warriors.
17. They will eat your crops and your food.They will eat your sons and daughters.They will eat your flocks and herds.They will eat your grapes and figs.They will destroy with their swordsthe strong, walled cities you trust.
18. “Yet even then,” says the Lord, “I will not destroy you completely.