They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn\'t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, That they may be cut off.
For they sow the wind, And they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
But although they sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them; And they begin to waste away because of the oppression of the king of mighty ones.
As for the sacrifices of my offerings, They sacrifice flesh and eat it; But Yahweh doesn\'t accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, And punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.
For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; And Judah has multiplied fortified cities; But I will send a fire on his cities, And it will devour its fortresses."