3. I will force the people of Judah to leave their homes and their land. Those of this evil family who are not dead will wish they were, says the Lord All-Powerful.’
4. “Say to the people of Judah: ‘This is what the Lord says:When people fall down, don’t they get up again?And when someone goes the wrong way, doesn’t he turn back?
5. Why, then, have the people of Jerusalem gone the wrong wayand not turned back?They believe their own liesand refuse to turn around and come back.
6. I have listened to them very carefully,but they do not say what is right.They do not feel sorry about their wicked ways,saying, “What have I done?”Each person goes his own way,like a horse charging into a battle.
7. Even the birds in the skyknow the right times to do things.The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushesknow when it is time to migrate.But my people don’t knowwhat the Lord wants them to do.