When it is My desire,I will chastisethem; And the peopleswill be gatheredagainstthem When they are boundfor their doubleguilt.
So the kingconsulted,and madetwogoldencalves,and he saidto them, "It is toomuchfor you to goup to Jerusalem;beholdyour gods,O Israel,that broughtyou up from the landof Egypt."
"Can you bindthe wildoxin a furrowwith ropes,Orwill he harrowthe valleysafteryou?
Thereforethe LordGODof hosts,The MightyOneof Israel,declares,"Ah,I will be relievedof My adversariesAnd avengeMyself on My foes.
"You who have forsakenMe," declaresthe LORD,"You keep goingbackward.So I will stretchout My handagainstyou and destroyyou; I am tiredof relenting!
"Behold,I am going to sendfor manyfishermen,"declaresthe LORD,"and they will fishfor them; and afterwardsI will sendfor manyhunters,and they will huntthem from everymountainand everyhilland from the cleftsof the rocks.
Thussaysthe LORDGodof Israel,"Behold,I am about to turnbackthe weaponsof warwhichare in your hands,with whichyou are warringagainstthe kingof Babylonand the Chaldeanswho are besiegingyou outsidethe wall;and I will gatherthem into the centerof thiscity.
therefore,behold,I will gatherallyour loverswith whomyou tookpleasure,even allthose whomyou loved[and] allthose whomyou hated.So I will gatherthem againstyou from everydirectionand exposeyour nakednessto them that they may seeallyour nakedness.
"So I will calmMy furyagainst you and My jealousywill departfrom you, and I will be pacifiedand angrynomore.
"For thussaysthe LordGOD,'Bringup a companyagainstthem and givethem over to terrorand plunder.
"Therefore,I gaveher into the handof her lovers,into the handof the Assyrians,afterwhomshe lusted.
Thus My angerwill be spentand I will satisfyMy wrathon them, and I will be appeased;then they will knowthat I, the LORD,have spokenin My zealwhen I have spentMy wrathupon them.
From the daysof Gibeahyou have sinned,O Israel;Therethey stand!Will not the battleagainstthe sonsof iniquityovertakethem in Gibeah?
The windwrapsthem in its wings,And they will be ashamedbecauseof their sacrifices.
And it will be, like people,like priest;So I will punishthem for their waysAnd repaythem for their deeds.
[Put] the trumpetto your lips!Like an eagle[the enemy comes] againstthe houseof the LORD,Becausethey have transgressedMy covenantAnd rebelledagainstMy law.
Eventhoughthey hire[allies] among the nations,NowI will gatherthem up; And they will beginto diminishBecauseof the burdenof the kingof princes.
"But the kingwas enraged,and he senthis armiesand destroyedthosemurderersand settheir cityon fire.
"It shall comeabout that as the LORDdelightedoveryou to prosperyou, and multiplyyou, sothe LORDwill delightoveryou to make you perishand destroyyou; and you will be tornfrom the landwhereyou are enteringto possessit.
