I gave them over to their stubborn desires; they did what seemed right to them.

Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.

Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,

A sword will flash in their cities, it will destroy the bars of their city gates, and will devour them in their fortresses.

Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.

But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better.

You implement the regulations of Omri, and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; you follow their policies. Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively, and nations will mock all of you.”