So the Lord who rules over all speaks about the prophets. He says,“ I will make them eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water. The prophets of Jerusalem have spread their ungodly ways all through the land.”
He has built walls around me, so I can’t escape. He has put heavy chains on me.I call out and cry for help. But he won’t listen to me when I pray.He has put up a stone wall to block my way. He has made my paths crooked.
So now the Lord who rules over all speaks. He is the God of Israel. He says,“ I will make these people eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water.
Why are we sitting here? Let’s gather together! Let’s run to the cities that have high walls around them! Let’s die there! The Lord our God has sentenced us to death. He has given us poisoned water to drink. That’s because we’ve sinned against him.