Jeremiah 5:12-19 - The Lord Rejects Israel

¹² They have lied against Jehovah and said, It is not He; neither shall evil come on us; nor shall we see sword nor famine. ¹³ And the prophets shall become wind, and the Word is not in them; so it shall be done to them.

¹⁴ Therefore so says Jehovah, the God of Hosts, Because you spoke this word, behold, I will make My Words in your mouth fire, and these people wood, and it shall devour them. ¹⁵ Lo, I will bring a nation on you from afar, O house of Israel, says Jehovah. It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor understand what they say. ¹⁶ Their quiver is as an open grave; they are all mighty men. ¹⁷ And they shall eat up your harvest and your bread. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They shall eat up your flocks and your herds; they shall eat up your vines and your fig-trees. One shall beat down your fortified cities with the sword, those in which you trust.

¹⁸ But even in those days, says Jehovah, I will not make a complete end with you. ¹⁹ And it will be, when you shall say, Why does Jehovah our God do all these things to us? Then You shall answer them, Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you shall serve strangers in a land that is not yours.