With satire and caricature, the prophet tried to reach the people in Judah who have either turned their backs on Yahweh completely or have mingled idols into their understanding of Yahweh, both in violation of their ten commandments. Yahweh sent the prophets to stop these egregious sins, the remedies were simple, obey. But they ruined this and behaved in arrogance and evil, ruining remedies given by God.