¹⁹ Your own evil will discipline you;^(A)
your own apostasies will reprimand you.
Recognize^[a] how evil and bitter^(B) it is
for you to abandon the Lord your God
and to have no fear of me.
This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.

¹⁸ Your way and your actions
have brought this on you.^(A)
This is your punishment. It is very bitter,
because it has reached your heart!

⁹ The same judgment will happen
to both people and priests.^(A)
I will punish them for their ways^(B)
and repay them for their deeds.