They cried for help, but no one saved them, cried to the Lord but got no answer.
Will God then listen to his cry when distress comes upon him,
Then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me, but will not find me,
When you spread out your hands, I will close my eyes to you; Though you pray the more, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood!
On that day people shall turn to their maker, their eyes shall look to the Holy One of Israel.
They shall not turn to the altars, the work of their hands, nor shall they look to what their fingers have made: the asherahs or the incense stands.
Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Have you come to consult me? As I live, I will not allow myself to be consulted by you!—oracle of the Lord God.
When they cry to the Lord, he will not answer them; He will hide his face from them at that time, because of the evil they have done.
He consulted the Lord; but the Lord gave no answer, neither in dreams nor by Urim nor through prophets.