18. But which of them has stood in the council of the Lordto see or to hear his word?Who has listened and heard his word?
19. See, the storm of the Lordwill burst out in wrath,a whirlwind swirling downon the heads of the wicked.
20. The anger of the Lord will not turn backuntil he fully accomplishesthe purposes of his heart.In days to comeyou will understand it clearly.
21. I did not send these prophets,yet they have run with their message;I did not speak to them,yet they have prophesied.
22. But if they had stood in my council,they would have proclaimed my words to my peopleand would have turned them from their evil waysand from their evil deeds.
23. ‘Am I only a God nearby,’declares the Lord,‘and not a God far away?