"So they shall eatof the fruitof their own wayAnd be satiatedwith their own devices.
"According to whatI have seen,those who plowiniquityAnd those who sowtroubleharvestit.
"Ohthat My peoplewould listento Me, That Israelwould walkin My ways!
A manwill be satisfiedwith goodby the fruitof his words,And the deedsof a man'shandswill returnto him.
From the fruitof a man'smouthhe enjoysgood,But the desireof the treacherousis violence.
The backsliderin heartwill havehis fillof his own ways,But a goodmanwill [be satisfied] with his.
He who sowsiniquitywill reapvanity,And the rodof his furywill perish.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
He will diefor lackof instruction,And in the greatnessof his follyhe will goastray.
"But he who sinsagainst me injureshimself;Allthose who hateme lovedeath."
SoI will choosetheir punishmentsAnd will bringon them whatthey dread.BecauseI called,but nooneanswered;I spoke,but they did not listen.And they didevilin My sightAnd chosethat in whichI did not delight."
"The peoplealso to whomthey are prophesyingwill be thrownout into the streetsof Jerusalembecauseof the famineand the sword;and therewill be nooneto burythem-- [neither] them, [nor] their wives,northeir sons,northeir daughters--for I will pourout their [own] wickednesson them.
"Your own wickednesswill correctyou, And your apostasieswill reproveyou; Knowtherefore and seethat it is eviland bitterFor you to forsakethe LORDyour God,And the dreadof Me is not in you," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
"But I will punishyou according to the resultsof your deeds,"declaresthe LORD,"And I will kindlea firein its forestThat it may devourallits environs."'"
"Hear,O earth:behold,I am bringingdisasteron thispeople,The fruitof their plans,Becausethey have not listenedto My words,And as for My law,they have rejectedit also.
"Thus I have pouredout My indignationon them; I have consumedthem with the fireof My wrath;their wayI have broughtupon their heads,"declaresthe LordGOD.
