Why won't his people ever learn to listen?
But his people were trapped and imprisoned in holes with no one to rescue them. All they owned had been taken, and no one was willing to give it back.
Israel sinned and refused to obey the LORD or follow his instructions. So the LORD let them be robbed of everything they owned.
How I wish that you had obeyed my commands! Your success and good fortune would then have overflowed like a flooding river.
Just admit that you rebelled and worshipped foreign gods under large trees everywhere.
I said to the LORD, “None of us can understand why the land has become like an uncrossable desert. Won't you explain why?”
I am the LORD, and it makes sense to respect my power to punish. So listen to my message for the city of Jerusalem:
So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.
If you did, you could see where you are headed.