8. The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’And those who handle the law did not know Me;The rulers also transgressed against Me;The prophets prophesied by Baal,And walked after things that do not profit.
9. “Therefore I will yet bring charges against you,” says the Lord,“And against your children’s children I will bring charges.
10. For pass beyond the coasts of Cyprus and see,Send to Kedar and consider diligently,And see if there has been such a thing.
11. Has a nation changed its gods,Which are not gods?But My people have changed their GloryFor what does not profit.
12. Be astonished, O heavens, at this,And be horribly afraid;Be very desolate,” says the Lord.
13. “For My people have committed two evils:They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters,And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.
14. “Is Israel a servant?Is he a homeborn slave?Why is he plundered?
15. The young lions roared at him, and growled;They made his land waste;His cities are burned, without inhabitant.