8. They are like lusty, well-fed stallions.Each of them lusts after his neighbor’s wife.
9. I will surely punish them for doing such things!” says the Lord.“I will surely bring retribution on such a nation as this!”
10. The Lord commanded the enemy,“March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them.But do not destroy them completely.Strip off their branchesfor these people do not belong to the Lord.
11. For the nations of Israel and Judahhave been very unfaithful to me,”says the Lord.
12. “These people have denied what the Lord says.They have said, ‘That is not so!No harm will come to us.We will not experience war and famine.
13. The prophets will prove to be full of wind.The Lord has not spoken through them.So, let what they say happen to them.’”