²⁴ Therefore, as tongues of fire^(A) lick up straw^(B)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay^(C)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;^(D)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word^(E) of the Holy One^(F) of Israel.

¹¹ Leave this way,^(A)
    get off this path,
and stop confronting^(B) us
    with the Holy One^(C) of Israel!”

“Because you have rejected this message,^(E)
    relied on oppression^(F)
    and depended on deceit,
¹³ this sin will become for you
    like a high wall,^(G) cracked and bulging,
    that collapses^(H) suddenly,^(I) in an instant.
¹⁴ It will break in pieces like pottery,^(J)
    shattered so mercilessly
that among its pieces not a fragment will be found
    for taking coals from a hearth
    or scooping water out of a cistern.”

“In repentance and rest^(M) is your salvation,
    in quietness and trust^(N) is your strength,
    but you would have none of it.^(O)

⁵ For Israel and Judah have not been forsaken^(A)
    by their God, the Lord Almighty,
though their land^[a] is full of guilt^(B)
    before the Holy One of Israel.