This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!

“‘How sick is your heart, declares the sovereign Lord, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.

As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, your sister Sodom and her daughters never behaved as wickedly as you and your daughters have behaved.

“As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

Then I said, “O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, ‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”

Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Because all of you have become slag, look out! – I am about to gather you in the middle of Jerusalem.

“For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Bring up an army against them and subject them to terror and plunder.

“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the city of bloodshed! I will also make the pile high.

“This is what the sovereign Lord says: ‘Moab and Seir say, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations.”

You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

“‘Therefore, this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will kill every person and every animal.

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”

I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the sovereign Lord.

“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you.

Then I will make their waters calm, and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the sovereign Lord.

“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out.

I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord.

“‘Therefore, this is what the sovereign Lord says to them: Look, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.