¹¹ that the house of Israel may ^(A)no longer stray from Me, nor be profaned anymore with all their transgressions, ^(B)but that they may be My people and I may be their God,” says the Lord God.’ ”

Judgment on Persistent Unfaithfulness

¹² The word of the Lord came again to me, saying: ¹³ “Son of man, when a land sins against Me by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out My hand against it; I will cut off its ^(C)supply of bread, send famine on it, and cut off man and beast from it.