13. ‘From the least to the greatest,all are greedy for gain;prophets and priests alike,all practise deceit.
14. They dress the wound of my peopleas though it were not serious.“Peace, peace,” they say,when there is no peace.
15. Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?No, they have no shame at all;they do not even know how to blush.So they will fall among the fallen;they will be brought down when I punish them,’says the Lord.
16. This is what the Lord says:‘Stand at the crossroads and look;ask for the ancient paths,ask where the good way is, and walk in it,and you will find rest for your souls.But you said, “We will not walk in it.”
17. I appointed watchmen over you and said,“Listen to the sound of the trumpet!”But you said, “We will not listen.”