Have you not seen a false vision and announced a lying omen when you say, &#8220;the <sc>Lordsc> declares,&#8221; although I myself never spoke?p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;Therefore, this is what the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> says: Because you have spoken false words and forecast delusion, look,<n id="1" /> I am against you,<n id="2" /> declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.

those prophets of Israel who would prophesy about Jerusalem<n id="1" /> and would see visions of peace for it, when there was no peace,&#8221; declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;p>

Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel,<n id="1" /> and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.p>

Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>, they could not save their own sons or daughters &#8211; they would save only their own lives.p>

Your fame<n id="1" /> spread among the nations because of your beauty; your beauty was perfect because of the splendor which I bestowed on you, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="2" />p>

As for my food that I gave you &#8211; the fine flour, olive oil, and honey I fed you &#8211; you placed it before them as a soothing aroma. That is exactly what happened, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;How sick is your heart, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.

As surely as I live, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>, your sister Sodom and her daughters never behaved as wickedly as you and your daughters have behaved.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;As surely as I live, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" /> you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!

and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out.<n id="1" /> That man<n id="2" /> is righteous; he will certainly live,<n id="3" /> declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.p>

As surely as I live, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>, with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm,<n id="1" /> and with an outpouring of rage, I will be king over you.

Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.

Then you will know that I am the <sc>Lordsc>, when I deal with you for the sake of my reputation and not according to your wicked conduct and corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;For testing will come, and what will happen when the scepter, which the sword despises, is no more?<n id="1" /> declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;p>

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest;<n id="1" /> you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me,<n id="2" /> declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>

You will drain it dry,<n id="1" /> gnaw its pieces,<n id="2" /> and tear out your breasts,<n id="3" /> for I have spoken, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;&#8216;I the <sc>Lordsc> have spoken; judgment<n id="1" /> is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry!<n id="2" /> I will judge you<n id="3" /> according to your conduct<n id="4" /> and your deeds, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;&#8221;p>

I will exact my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will carry out in Edom my anger and rage; they will experience<n id="1" /> my vengeance, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>.&#8217;&#8221;p>

She will be a place where fishing nets are spread, surrounded by the sea. For I have spoken, declares the sovereign <sc>Lordsc>. She will become plunder for the nations,