1-2. “Judah’s sin is engravedwith a steel chisel,A steel chisel with a diamond point—engraved on their granite hearts,engraved on the stone corners of their altars.The evidence against them is plain to see:sex-and-religion altars and sacred sex shrinesAnywhere there’s a grove of trees,anywhere there’s an available hill.
11. Like a cowbird that cheats by laying its eggsin another bird’s nestIs the person who gets rich by cheating.When the eggs hatch, the deceit is exposed.What a fool he’ll look like then!
12-13. From early on your Sanctuary was set high,a throne of glory, exalted!O God, you’re the hope of Israel.All who leave you end up as fools,Deserters with nothing to show for their lives,who walk off from God, fountain of living waters—and wind up dead!
14-18. God, pick up the pieces.Put me back together again.You are my praise!Listen to how they talk about me:“So where’s this ‘Word of God’?We’d like to see something happen!”But it wasn’t my idea to call for Doomsday.I never wanted trouble.You know what I’ve said.It’s all out in the open before you.Don’t add to my troubles.Give me some relief!Let those who harass me be harassed, not me.Let them be disgraced, not me.Bring down upon them the day of doom.Lower the boom. Boom!