2. They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshipped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like dung lying on the ground.
3. Wherever I banish them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the Lord Almighty.”
4. ‘Say to them, “This is what the Lord says:‘ “When people fall down, do they not get up?When someone turns away, do they not return?
5. Why then have these people turned away?Why does Jerusalem always turn away?They cling to deceit;they refuse to return.
6. I have listened attentively,but they do not say what is right.None of them repent of their wickedness,saying, ‘What have I done?’Each pursues their own courselike a horse charging into battle.
7. Even the stork in the skyknows her appointed seasons,and the dove, the swift and the thrushobserve the time of their migration.But my people do not knowthe requirements of the Lord.
8. ‘ “How can you say, ‘We are wise,for we have the law of the Lord,’when actually the lying pen of the scribeshas handled it falsely?
9. The wise will be put to shame;they will be dismayed and trapped.Since they have rejected the word of the Lord,what kind of wisdom do they have?