"Your clothing is stained with the blood of the innocent and the poor,
though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses!
And yet you say,
'I have done nothing wrong.
Surely God isn't angry with me!'
But now I will punish you severely
because you claim you have not sinned.
First here, then there—
you flit from one ally to another asking for help.
But your new friends in Egypt will let you down,
just as Assyria did before.
In despair, you will be led into exile
with your hands on your heads,
for the LORD has rejected the nations you trust.
They will not help you at all."
though you didn't catch them breaking into your houses!
And yet you say,
'I have done nothing wrong.
Surely God isn't angry with me!'
But now I will punish you severely
because you claim you have not sinned.
First here, then there—
you flit from one ally to another asking for help.
But your new friends in Egypt will let you down,
just as Assyria did before.
In despair, you will be led into exile
with your hands on your heads,
for the LORD has rejected the nations you trust.
They will not help you at all."
The people looked everywhere for help except to the Lord. So God judged them and punished them. Not only did they reject God, but they did great evil. The two go hand in hand. Without God's perspective, everything goes completely awry, and evil takes over. Look to the Lord alone for help in whatever situation you face!
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