6And so a lion from the woods will put them to death, a wolf of the waste land will make them waste, a leopard will keep watch on their towns, and everyone who goes out from them will be food for the beasts; because of the great number of their sins and the increase of their wrongdoing.
7How is it possible for you to have my forgiveness for this? your children have given me up, taking their oaths by those who are no gods: when I had given them food in full measure, they were false to their wives, taking their pleasure in the houses of loose women.
8They were full of desire, like horses after a meal of grain: everyone went after his neighbour's wife.
9Am I not to give punishment for these things? says the Lord: will not my soul take payment from such a nation as this?
10Go up against her vines and make waste; let the destruction be complete: take away her branches, for they are not the Lord's.
11For the people of Israel and the people of Judah have been very false to me, says the Lord.
12They would have nothing to do with the Lord, saying, He will do nothing, and no evil will come to us; we will not see the sword or be short of food:
