He has given me my fill of bitter herbs and made me drunk with bitterness.

ל (Lamed) To crush underfoot all the earth’s prisoners,

Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?

“Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

Yet some survivors will be left in it, sons and daughters who will be brought out. They will come out to you, and when you see their behavior and their deeds, you will be consoled about the catastrophe I have brought on Jerusalem – for everything I brought on it.

“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

So I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Look, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.

“Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

“Son of man, turn toward Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.

“This is how you will divide this land for yourselves among the tribes of Israel.

Its legs were of iron; its feet were partly of iron and partly of clay.

Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews.

At Adam they broke the covenant; Oh how they were unfaithful to me!

Israel cries out to me, “My God, we acknowledge you!”

Although Ephraim has built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning!

The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed; his punishment is being stored up for the future.

Then the Lord became zealous for his land; he had compassion on his people.

If ten men are left in one house, they too will die.