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Judgment against Judah
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
will take away from Jerusalem and Judah
everything they depend on:
every bit of bread
and every drop of water,
The Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
will take away from Jerusalem and Judah
everything they depend on:
every bit of bread
and every drop of water,
all their heroes and soldiers,
judges and prophets,
fortune-tellers and elders,
judges and prophets,
fortune-tellers and elders,
the mighty man and the soldier,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
the judge and the prophet,
the diviner and the elder,
army officers and high officials,
advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
the captain of fifty
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
and the man of rank,
the counselor and the skillful magician
and the expert in charms.
I will make boys their leaders,
and toddlers their rulers.
and toddlers their rulers.
People will oppress each other —
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
And the people will oppress one another,
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.
every one his fellow
and every one his neighbor;
the youth will be insolent to the elder,
and the despised to the honorable.
In those days a man will say to his brother,
“Since you have a coat, you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of ruins!”
“Since you have a coat, you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of ruins!”
For a man will take hold of his brother
in the house of his father, saying:
“You have a cloak;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule”;
in the house of his father, saying:
“You have a cloak;
you shall be our leader,
and this heap of ruins
shall be under your rule”;
But he will reply,
“No! I can’t help.
I don’t have any extra food or clothes.
Don’t put me in charge!”
“No! I can’t help.
I don’t have any extra food or clothes.
Don’t put me in charge!”
For Jerusalem will stumble,
and Judah will fall,
because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him.
They provoke him to his face.
and Judah will fall,
because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him.
They provoke him to his face.
The very look on their faces gives them away.
They display their sin like the people of Sodom
and don’t even try to hide it.
They are doomed!
They have brought destruction upon themselves.
They display their sin like the people of Sodom
and don’t even try to hide it.
They are doomed!
They have brought destruction upon themselves.
For the look on their faces bears witness against them;
they proclaim their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
For they have brought evil on themselves.
they proclaim their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
For they have brought evil on themselves.
Tell the godly that all will be well for them.
They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
They will enjoy the rich reward they have earned!
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
But the wicked are doomed,
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
for they will get exactly what they deserve.
Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,
for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.
Childish leaders oppress my people,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you;
they send you down the wrong road.
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you;
they send you down the wrong road.
The Lord has taken his place to contend;
he stands to judge peoples.
he stands to judge peoples.
The LORD comes forward to pronounce judgment
on the elders and rulers of his people:
“You have ruined Israel, my vineyard.
Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor.
on the elders and rulers of his people:
“You have ruined Israel, my vineyard.
Your houses are filled with things stolen from the poor.
How dare you crush my people,
grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?”
demands the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
A Warning to Jerusalem
grinding the faces of the poor into the dust?”
demands the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
A Warning to Jerusalem
What do you mean by crushing my people,
by grinding the face of the poor?”
by grinding the face of the poor?”
The Lord said:
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
tinkling with their feet,
Because the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
tinkling with their feet,
So the Lord will send scabs on her head;
the LORD will make beautiful Zion bald.”
the LORD will make beautiful Zion bald.”
therefore the Lord will strike with a scab
the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
the heads of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
On that day of judgment
the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful:
ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,
the Lord will strip away everything that makes her beautiful:
ornaments, headbands, crescent necklaces,
In that day the Lord will take away the finery of the anklets, the headbands, and the crescents;
scarves, ankle bracelets, sashes,
perfumes, and charms;
perfumes, and charms;
the headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets;
party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses;
the festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags;
mirrors, fine linen garments,
head ornaments, and shawls.
head ornaments, and shawls.
the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
Instead of perfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a belt, a rope;
and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth;
and branding instead of beauty.
and instead of a belt, a rope;
and instead of well-set hair, baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a skirt of sackcloth;
and branding instead of beauty.
The men of the city will be killed with the sword,
and her warriors will die in battle.
and her warriors will die in battle.
Your men shall fall by the sword
and your mighty men in battle.
and your mighty men in battle.