I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.

They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

Let your private parts be exposed! Your genitals will be on display! I will get revenge; I will not have pity on anyone,”

Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.

Then the Lord said, “You have observed correctly. This means I am watching to make sure my threats are carried out.”

“I looked at the land and saw that it was an empty wasteland. I looked up at the sky, and its light had vanished.

I looked and saw that the fruitful land had become a desert and that all of the cities had been laid in ruins. The Lord had brought this all about because of his blazing anger.

Do you see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

Then I said, “Look up, Jerusalem, and see the enemy that is coming from the north. Where now is the flock of people that were entrusted to your care? Where now are the ‘sheep’ that you take such pride in?

I will scatter them before their enemies like dust blowing in front of a burning east wind. I will turn my back on them and not look favorably on them when disaster strikes them.”

Why did I ever come forth from my mother’s womb? All I experience is trouble and grief, and I spend my days in shame.

The Lord says, “I saw the prophets of Samaria doing something that was disgusting. They prophesied in the name of the god Baal and led my people Israel astray.

In a far-off land the Lord will manifest himself to them. He will say to them, ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love. That is why I have continued to be faithful to you.

But if you refuse to surrender, the Lord has shown me a vision of what will happen. Here is what I saw:

Then Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon, make sure you read aloud all these prophecies.

O Lord, reflect on what has happened to us; consider and look at our disgrace.

Then I looked, and I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of the four beings.

Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.

Then I perceived that the glory of the God of Israel was there, as in the vision I had seen earlier in the valley.

He brought me to the entrance of the court, and as I watched, I noticed a hole in the wall.