and the Lord has sent the people off to a distant place, and the very heart of the land is completely abandoned.

Here is another misfortune that I have seen on earth, and it weighs heavily on people:

Then God said to him, “I am the sovereign God. Be fruitful and multiply! A nation – even a company of nations – will descend from you; kings will be among your descendants!

I will not drive them out before you in one year, lest the land become desolate and the wild animals multiply against you.

The time of judgment is about to arrive! The time of retribution is imminent! Let Israel know!The prophet is considered a fool – the inspired man is viewed as a madman – because of the multitude of your sins and your intense animosity.