For now the Lord Jehovah of hosts Is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah Every kind of support-All the support of bread And all the support of water;

The mighty man and the man of war, The judge and the prophet, And the diviner and the elder;

The captain of fifty and the highly regarded; And the counselor, the wise magician, and the knowledgeable enchanter.

And I will make youths their rulers, And capriciousness will rule over them.

And the people will be oppressed, each by the other, And each by his neighbor. The youth will be arrogant to the elder, And the contemned one to the one who is honored.

When a man takes hold of his brother In his father's house and says, You have clothing, you be our ruler, And these ruins will be under your hand;

He will solemnly say, I will not be the one who binds your wounds, For in my house there is no food or clothing; Do not appoint me as ruler of the people.

For Jerusalem stumbles, And Judah falls, Because their speech and their actions are against Jehovah, To rebel against the eyes of His glory.

The countenance of their faces witnesses against them, And they declare their sin like Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.

Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.

Woe to the wicked man! It will go badly with him; For the result of his deeds will be done to him.

My people-their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people, those who lead you are leading you astray; And the path for your ways they have hidden.

Jehovah stands firm to contend, And He stands to judge the people.

Jehovah will enter into judgment With the elders of His people and their rulers. It is you who have consumed the vineyard; The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the faces of the poor? Declares the Lord Jehovah of hosts.

Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, And walk around with outstretched necks And lusting eyes, And trip along with quick, little steps, And rattle the anklets on their feet;

The Lord will strike the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, And Jehovah will expose their secret parts.

In that day the Lord will remove the beauty of their anklets, headbands, and crescents;

The ear pendants, the bracelets, and the costly veils;

The headdresses, the ankle chains, the sashes, the bottles of aromas, and the amulets;

The finger rings and the nose rings;

The formal gowns, the frocks, the wraps, and the purses;

The mirrors, the fine linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.

And instead of a sweet smell there will be rottenness; And instead of a belt, an encircling rope; Instead of well-set hair, baldness; And instead of fine garments, the girding of oneself with sackcloth; A brand instead of beauty.

Your men will fall by the sword, And your mighty, in battle;

Then her gates will mourn and lament, And she, being desolated, will sit on the ground.