<p class="poetry">The earth is defiled by<n id="1" /> its inhabitants,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for they have violated laws,p> <p class="poetry">disregarded the regulation,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and broken the permanent treaty.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">So then I, the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">have something to say concerning the prophets of Jerusalem:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;I will make these prophets eat the bitter food of sufferingp> <p class="poetry">and drink the poison water of judgment.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">For the prophets of Jerusalem are the reason<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">that ungodliness<n id="5" /> has spread throughout the land.&#8217;&#8221;p>