The
Lord says this: For the three crimes, the four crimes of Judah, I will not take back my
punishment. They have despised my word and disobeyed my commandments. They
have let false gods lead them astray, just like their ancestors. And so I am
going to hurl fire on Judah, and burn up the
palaces of Jerusalem.
The
Lord says this: For the three crimes, the four crimes of Israel, I will not hold back
my punishment. They have sold the innocent man for money. They have trampled
the little ones into the dust and cheated the weak out of their rights.
And
so I will let the earth shudder beneath you just as a harvest-waggon sways
under the weight of the sheaves. Even the quickest cannot escape, the
strength of the strongest fails them, the bravest lose courage.