They will eat,but not haveenough;They will playthe harlot,but not increase,Becausethey have stoppedgivingheedto the LORD.
But afterthe deathof Jehoiadathe officialsof Judahcameand boweddownto the king,and the kinglistenedto them.
But as for those who turnasideto their crookedways,The LORDwill leadthem away with the doersof iniquity.Peacebe upon Israel.
The wordsof his mouthare wickednessand deceit;He has ceasedto be wise[and] to dogood.
The righteoushasenoughto satisfyhis appetite,But the stomachof the wickedis in need.
"Although recentlyyou [had] turnedand donewhatis rightin My sight,eachmanproclaimingreleaseto his neighbor,and you had madea covenantbeforeMe in the housewhichis calledby My name.
Whois the wisemanthat may understandthis?And [who is] he to whomthe mouthof the LORDhas spoken,that he may declareit? Whyis the landruined,laidwastelike a desert,sothat noonepassesthrough?
"But when a righteousmanturnsawayfrom his righteousness,commitsiniquityand doesaccording to allthe abominationsthat a wickedmandoes,will he live?Allhis righteousdeedswhichhe has donewill not be rememberedfor his treacherywhichhe has committedand his sinwhichhe has committed;for them he will die.
"Slanderousmenhave beenin you for the purposeof sheddingblood,and in you they have eatenat the mountain[shrines]. In your midstthey have committedactsof lewdness.
I will not punishyour daughterswhenthey playthe harlotOr your brideswhenthey commitadultery,For [the men] themselvesgoapartwith harlotsAnd offersacrificeswith templeprostitutes;So the peoplewithoutunderstandingare ruined.
They are alladulterers,Likean ovenheatedby the bakerWho ceasesto stirup [the fire] From the kneadingof the doughuntilit is leavened.
When I breakyour staffof bread,tenwomenwill bakeyour breadin oneoven,and they will bringbackyour breadin rationedamounts,so that you will eatand not be satisfied.
"You will eat,but you will not be satisfied,And your vilenesswill be in your midst.You will [try to] remove[for safekeeping], But you will not preserve[anything], And whatyou do preserveI will giveto the sword.
And those who have turnedbackfrom followingthe LORD,And those whohave not soughtthe LORDor inquiredof Him."
"You have sownmuch,but harvestlittle;[you] eat,but [there is] not [enough] to be satisfied;[you] drink,but [there is] not [enough] to becomedrunk;[you] puton clothing,but nooneis warm[enough]; and he who earns,earnswages[to put] into a pursewith holes."
