10. but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.
11. “Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the lord says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’”
12. But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”
13. So this is what the lord says:“Has anyone ever heard of such a thing,even among the pagan nations?My virgin daughter Israelhas done something terrible!
14. Does the snow ever disappear from the mountaintops of Lebanon?Do the cold streams flowing from those distant mountains ever run dry?
15. But my people are not so reliable, for they have deserted me;they burn incense to worthless idols.They have stumbled off the ancient highwaysand walk in muddy paths.
16. Therefore, their land will become desolate,a monument to their stupidity.All who pass by will be astonishedand will shake their heads in amazement.