“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hastened to deceit;
Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for emptiness will be his recompense.
Every one utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
I do not sit with false men, nor do I consort with dissemblers;
O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies? Selah
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.
Thus says the Lord: “What wrong did your fathers find in me that they went far from me, and went after worthlessness, and became worthless?
Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have uttered delusions and seen lies, therefore behold, I am against you, says the Lord God.
If a man should go about and utter wind and lies, saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be the preacher for this people!
“The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith toward the Lord, spare us not today