Into the Fire

"Because you have rejected this message,

  relied on oppression,

  and depended on deceit,

this sin will become for you

  like a high wall, cracked and bulging,

  that collapses suddenly, in an instant.

It will break in pieces like pottery,

  shattered so mercilessly

that among its pieces not a fragment will be found

  for taking coals from a hearth

  or scooping water out of a cistern."

This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says:

 "In repentance and rest is your salvation,

  in quietness and trust is your strength,

  but you would have none of it."

Isaiah 30:12-15 (NIV)