Surely after I was turned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even astonished, because I bore the reproach of my youth.
And they have turned to me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction.
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
But you shall say to them, This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God, nor receive correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of cheerfulness, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate.
For their mother has played the harlot: she who conceived them has done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.
Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lies desolate, and you be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
I said, Surely you will fear me, you will receive instruction; so that their dwelling should not be cut off, however I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.