Bible Verses About National Sins: Denunciations against

Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

“I have appointed you to examine My people like ore, so you may know and try their ways.

All are hardened rebels, walking around as slanderers. They are bronze and iron; all of them are corrupt.

The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.

They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”