¹² They denied the Lord,^[a]
    saying, “He is nothing,
No evil shall come to us,
    neither sword nor famine shall we see.^(A)

¹¹ Its leaders render judgment for a bribe,
    the priests teach for pay,
    the prophets divine for money,
While they rely on the Lord, saying,
    “Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
    No evil can come upon us!”^(A)

² For the teraphim^[a] have spoken nonsense,^(A)
    the diviners have seen false visions;
Deceitful dreams they have told,
    empty comfort they have offered.
This is why they wandered like sheep,
    wretched, for they have no shepherd.^(B)