The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!

Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

Each will sit under his own grapevine or under his own fig tree without any fear. The Lord who commands armies has decreed it.

This is what the Lord says: “The prophets who mislead my people are as good as dead. If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.