Julie
The Lord is telling each of the lands that he will not be revoking their punishments and reminds them of what he is punishing them for. He also tells them what he will be doing. The last verses are telling Israel that they will be punished as well, and even though he will save them in the end they will be punished first for the sins that they have committed for the sins of their neighbors.
They are asking God to listen to their prayers and to save them from the suffering that they are enduring.
Michelle
This sounds like it's another person the Lord is speaking through, telling his people what will happen to them, just a different perspective. So he has spoken through a few different people now and they have all said the same thing, yet the people still do wrong. In the beginning of this book it says that they people were just going thru the motions, doing the sacrifices and praying to God, and were prosperous, thinking it was all coming from God, yet there was injustice happening at their hands and their performed rituals were not enough to changes God's mind. It says that God cannot be manipulated and that he is not looking for the right rituals, but the right living.
The writer is asking God to hear their prayers.
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