1-2. “Patrol Jerusalem’s streets.Look around. Take note.Search the market squares.See if you can find one man, one woman,A single soul who does what is rightand tries to live a true life.I want to forgive that person.”God’s Decree.“But if all they do is say, ‘As sure as God lives . . .’they’re nothing but a bunch of liars.”
10-11. “Go down the rows of vineyards and rip out the vines,but not all of them. Leave a few.Prune back those vines!That growth didn’t come from God!They’ve betrayed me over and over again,Judah and Israel both.”God’s Decree.
12-13. “They’ve spread lies about God.They’ve said, ‘There’s nothing to him.Nothing bad will happen to us,neither famine nor war will come our way.The prophets are all windbags.They speak nothing but nonsense.’”