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8 But--Yahweh lives, who brought up, And who brought in, the seed of the house of Israel, From the land of the north, And from all the lands whither I drove them, And they have dwelt on their own ground!"
9 In reference to the prophets:Broken has been my heart in my midst, Fluttered have all my bones, I have been as a man--a drunkard, And as a man--wine has passed over him, Because of Yahweh, and of His holy words."
10 For of adulterers has the land been full, For because of these has the land mourned, Dried up has been the pleasant places of the wilderness, And their course is evil, and their might--not right."
11 For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Yahweh."
12 Therefore is their way to them as slippery places, Into thick darkness they are driven, And they have fallen in it, For I bring in against them evil, The year of their inspection, An affirmation of Yahweh."
13 And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people--Israel--to err."
14 And in prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing, Committing adultery, and walking falsely, Yea, they strengthened the hands of evil doers, So that they have not turned back Each from his wickedness, They have been to me--all of them--as Sodom, And its inhabitants as Gomorrah."
15 Therefore, thus said Yahweh of Hosts, concerning the prophets:Lo, I am causing them to eat wormwood, And have caused them to drink water of gall, For, from prophets of Jerusalem Has profanity gone forth to all the land."
16 Thus said Yahweh of Hosts:You do not hearken unto the words Of the prophets who are prophesying to you, They are making you vain things, A vision of their own heart they speak, Not from the mouth of Yahweh."
17 Saying diligently to those despising The word of Yahweh:Peace is for you, And [to] every one walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said:Evil does not come in unto you."