1Yahweh says, “You descendants [MTY] of Jacob,
2You say that you live in the holy city of Jerusalem,
3Long ago I [MTY] predicted what would happen [DOU].
4I knew that you people are very stubborn;
5That is why I told you those things long ago.
6You have heard those things that I predicted
7I am causing them to happen now;
8I will tell you about things that you have never heard about or understood before.
9But, for my own sake, in order that I will be honored,
10I have purified you, but not the way people refine silver.
11But for my [MTY] own sake I will delay punishing you more;
12“You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen,
13I [SYN] am the one who laid the foundation of the earth.
14All of you, gather together and listen to me.
15I have said it;
16Come close to me and listen to what I say.
17This is what Yahweh, the one who saves you, the Holy God of us Israelis, says:
18I wish that you had paid attention to my commands!
19Your descendants would have been as many as [MET] the grains of sand on the seashore
20However, now I tell you,
21They were not thirsty when he led them through the desert,
22“But things will not go well like that for wicked people,” says Yahweh.