9. Shouldn't I punish them for that?" announces the Lord. "Shouldn't I pay back the nation that does those things?
10. "Armies of Babylonia, go through their vineyards and destroy them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches. Those people do not belong to me.
11. The people of Israel and Judah have not been faithful to me at all," announces the Lord.
12. They have told lies about the Lord. They said, "He won't do anything! No harm will come to us. We will never see war or be hungry.
13. The prophets are nothing but wind. Their message doesn't come from the Lord. So let what they say will happen be done to them."
14. The Lord God rules over all. He says to me, "The people have spoken those words. So my words will be like fire in your mouth. I will make the people like wood. And the fire will burn them up."