Jeremiah 5:12-19 - The Lord Rejects Israel
12 They lied about Jehovah. They said: It is not he, bad things will not happen to us. We will not see sword or famine. 13 The prophets are as wind! The word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!
14 Jehovah, the God of hosts says: Because you have spoken this word and I am making my words fire in your mouth. This people are wood and will be consumed. 15 I am bringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel, declares Jehovah. It is an enduring nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know. You cannot understand (comprehend) (make sense of) what they say. 16 Their quiver is like an open grave. All of them are mighty men. 17 They will devour your harvest and your food. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will devour your flocks and your herds. They will devour your vines and your fig trees. They will demolish with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.
18 Yet even in those days, says Jehovah, I will not make you a complete destruction. 19 They will ask: 'Why has Jehovah our God done all this to us?' Answer them: You have abandoned me and served foreign gods in your land. So you will serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.'