10 For ^athe land is full of adulterers;
For ^bbecause of a curse the land mourns.
^cThe pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up.
Their course of life is evil,
And their might is not right. ‡

11 “For ^aboth prophet and priest are profane;
Yes, ^bin My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord. ‡

14 Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem:
^aThey commit adultery and walk in lies;
They also ^bstrengthen the hands of evildoers,
So that no one turns back from his wickedness.
All of them are like ^cSodom to Me,
And her inhabitants like Gomorrah.  ‡

15 “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
‘Behold, I will feed them with ^awormwood,
And make them drink the water of gall;
For from the prophets of Jerusalem
¹Profaneness has gone out into all the land.’ ”  ‡