The Consequences of Israel’s Apostasy

14 Is Israel a servant?

Or is he a home-born slave?

Why then hath he fallen a prey?

15 And why are his cities wasted?

Young lions have roared against him,

And lifted up their voice;

They have made his land all desolate,

And no man dwelleth therein.

16 Yea, the people of Memphis and Daphnae

Have shorn the crown of thy head;

17 And is this not come upon thee

Through forsaking Jehovah thy God?

18 Now why dost thou wander to Egypt

And drink the waters of Nile?

And why dost thou go to Assyria,

To drink of the streams of Euphrates?

19 Thy defection shall bring thee pain,

And thy wickedness sore reproof;

Thou shalt know and see for thyself

What a bitte thing it is

To forsake Jehovah thy God,

And to cherish no awe of Me,

Saith the Lord Jehovah of Hosts.