“A thief is ashamed when people catch him.\par In the same way,\par the people of Israel are ashamed,\par the kings and leaders are ashamed,\par and the priests and prophets are ashamed.\par
\{God said,\} “I destroyed Sodom and the towns around it. And I destroyed Samaria around it. And \{Jerusalem,\} I will destroy you. But I will build those cities again. And \{Jerusalem,\} I will build you again too.
So you and your sisters will be built again. Sodom and the towns around her, Samaria and the towns around her, and you and the towns around you will all be built again.”
“Elam is there and all its army is around her grave. All of them were killed in battle. Those foreigners went deep down into the ground. When they were alive, they made people afraid. But they carried their shame with them down to that deep hole.
So, the Lord my Master says, “\{I will do terrible things to you! Why?\} Because you did not obey my laws. You did not obey my commands. You broke more of my laws than the people that live around you! And you even did things those people say are wrong!”