וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ שְׁמָמָ֑ה יַ֚עַן מָ֣עֲלוּ מַ֔עַל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ (פ)
And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted treacherously, saith the Lord GOD.’
Read midrashic interpretation of Ezekiel 15:8: and classical rabbinic exegesis.