The Broken Covenant
from the book of Jeremiah

Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord,
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?
An appalling and horrible thing
has happened in the land:
the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule at their direction;
my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?

They have healed the wound of my people lightly,
saying, 'Peace, peace,'
when there is no peace.

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart