⁸ The Lord will use war to punish Israel.
    He will make them leave their land.
With a strong blast of his anger he will drive them out.
    It will be as if the east wind were blowing.
⁹ The people of Jacob will have to pay for their sin.
    Here is how they will show that their sin has been removed.
They will make all the altar stones like limestone.
    They will crush them to pieces.
No poles used to worship the female god named Asherah will be left standing.
    No incense altars will be left either.
¹⁰ Cities that have high walls around them will become empty.
    They will be settlements with no one in them.
    They will be like a desert.
Calves will eat and lie down in them.
    They will strip bare the branches of their trees.