8 Two or three cities staggered

to another city to drink waterb

but were not satisfied,c

yet you did not returnd to me.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

9 I struck you with blight and mildew;e

the locust devouredf

your many gardens and vineyards,

your fig trees and olive trees,g

yet you did not return to me.h

This is the Lord’s declaration.

10 I sent plagues like those of Egypt;i

I killed your young men with the sword,j

along with your captured horses.k

I caused the stench of your camp

to fill your nostrils,l

yet you did not return to me.m

This is the Lord’s declaration.

11 I overthrew some of you

as IA overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,n

and you were like a burning stick

snatched from a fire,o

yet you did not return to mep—

This is the Lord’s declaration.