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10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people:
Truly they have loved to wander,
    they have not restrained their feet;
therefore the Lord does not accept them,
    now he will remember their iniquity
    and punish their sins.

11 The Lord said to me: Do not pray for the welfare of this people. 12 Although they fast, I do not hear their cry, and although they offer burnt-offering and grain-offering, I do not accept them; but by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence I consume them.

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10 This is what the Lord says about this people:

“They greatly love to wander;
    they do not restrain their feet.(A)
So the Lord does not accept(B) them;
    he will now remember(C) their wickedness
    and punish them for their sins.”(D)

11 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not pray(E) for the well-being of this people. 12 Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry;(F) though they offer burnt offerings(G) and grain offerings,(H) I will not accept(I) them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword,(J) famine(K) and plague.”(L)

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