The Punishment Against God's People

UNFAITHFUL PEOPLE FAITHFUL GOD, part 2
You can read Part 1 here


The LORD asks

"WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH MY PEOPLE?
THEIR LOVE FOR ME HAS BECOME SO FEEBLE
I DESIRE GRACE AND MERCY NOT ATONEMENT
KNOW ME DEEPLY NOT SHOWER ME WITH PRESENTS

"YOU LIVE IN CITIES FULL OF CRIME
REJECTING MY LAWS THAT ARE DIVINE
YOUR WICKEDNESS HAS BECOME TOO GREAT
HEARTS LIKE OVENS IN AN OVERHEATED STATE

"YOU MINGLE WITH OTHERS WHO ARE SACRILEGIOUS
LIKE A HALF-BAKED CAKE YOU HAVE BECOME WORTHLESS
WHAT SORROW AWAITS THOSE WHO’VE DESERTED ME
I DECLARE YOU WILL BE CONSUMED BY YOUR ENEMIES

“SOUND THE ALARM, YOUR ENEMIES AWAKEN 
FOR MY PROMISES HAVE BEEN BROKEN 
MY PEOPLE FORGOT ABOUT THEIR MAKER
SO THEIR FORTRESSES WILL BURN BY MY ANGER 

“SOON YOU’LL BEAR NO MORE CHILDREN 
BECAUSE MY PEOPLE REFUSE TO LISTEN 
WANDERING AND HOMELESS AMONGST NATIONS
DUE TO YOUR EVIL VIOLATIONS 

“YOUR ABUNDANCE MADE YOU DOUBT MY DIVINITY 
INJUSTICE MAKING YOU SPEAK WORDS THAT ARE EMPTY 
BECAUSE IN SIN DO YOU PERSIST TO REGRESS 
MY ANGER TOWARDS YOU WILL I PROGRESS 

“I TOLD YOU TO PLANT GOOD SEEDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 
THEN YOU’D HARVEST A CROP OF GRACIOUSNESS 
BUT INSTEAD YOU CULTIVATED WICKEDNESS 
THEREFORE PRODUCING A HARVEST OF LIFELESSNESS 

“DO NOT TRUST IN ANY MILITARY MIGHT
FOR IT WILL NOT SAVE YOU FROM YOUR PLIGHT 
WAR WILL TERRORIZE AND GIVE GREAT FRIGHT 
AND ALL YOUR STRONGHOLDS WILL I SMITE”

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