10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people:
“They have loved to wander thus;
    they have not restrained their feet;
(A)therefore the Lord does not accept them;
    (B)now he will remember their iniquity
    and punish their sins.”

11 The Lord said to me: (C)“Do not pray for the welfare of this people. 12 Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, (D)and though they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them (E)by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”

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God Responds to the Prophet

10 This is what the Lord says to these people:
    “Yes, they do love to wander,
        and they haven’t restrained their feet.
So the Lord won’t accept them now.
    He will remember their iniquity
        and punish their sin.”

11 Then the Lord told me, “Don’t pray for the welfare of these people. 12 Although they fast, I won’t listen to their cry, and although they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I won’t accept them. Instead, I’ll put an end to them with the sword, with famine, and with a plague.”

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