For, behold, the Lord, the LORD
of hosts
, doth take away
from Jerusalem
and from Judah
the stay
and the staff
, the whole stay
of bread
, and the whole
stay
of water
,
The mighty man, and the man
of war
, the judge
, and the prophet
, and the prudent
, and the ancient
,
The captain of fifty
, and the honourable
man
, and the counsellor
, and the cunning
artificer
, and the eloquent
orator
.
And I will give children
to be their princes
, and babes
shall rule
over them.
And the people shall be oppressed
, every one
by another
, and every one
by his neighbour
: the child
shall behave himself proudly
against the ancient
, and the base
against the honourable
.
When a man shall take hold
of his brother
of the house
of his father
, saying , Thou hast clothing
, be thou our ruler
, and let this ruin
be under thy hand
:
In that day shall he swear
, saying
, I will not be an healer
; for in my house
is neither bread
nor clothing
: make
me not a ruler
of the people
.
For Jerusalem is ruined
, and Judah
is fallen
: because their tongue
and their doings
are against the LORD
, to provoke
the eyes
of his glory
.
The shew of their countenance
doth witness against them
; and they declare
their sin
as Sodom
, they hide
it not. Woe
unto their soul
! for they have rewarded
evil
unto themselves.
Say ye to the righteous
, that it shall be well
with him : for they shall eat
the fruit
of their doings
.
Woe unto the wicked
! it shall be ill
with him : for the reward
of his hands
shall be given
him.
As for my people, children
are their oppressors
, and women
rule
over them. O my people
, they which lead
thee cause thee to err
, and destroy
the way
of thy paths
.
The LORD standeth up
to plead
, and standeth
to judge
the people
.
The LORD will enter
into judgment
with the ancients
of his people
, and the princes
thereof: for ye have eaten up
the vineyard
; the spoil
of the poor
is in your houses
.
What mean ye that ye beat my people
to pieces
, and grind
the faces
of the poor
? saith
the Lord
GOD
of hosts
.
Moreover the LORD saith
, Because
the daughters
of Zion
are haughty
, and walk
with stretched forth
necks
and wanton
eyes
, walking
and mincing
as they go
, and making a tinkling
with their feet
:
Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab
the crown of the head
of the daughters
of Zion
, and the LORD
will discover
their secret parts
.
In that day the Lord
will take away
the bravery
of their tinkling ornaments
about their feet , and their cauls
, and their round tires like the moon
,
The chains, and the bracelets
, and the mufflers
,
The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs
, and the headbands
, and the tablets
, and the earrings
,
The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles
, and the wimples
, and the crisping pins
,
The glasses, and the fine linen
, and the hoods
, and the vails
.
And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink
; and instead of a girdle
a rent
; and instead of well set
hair
baldness
; and instead of a stomacher
a girding
of sackcloth
; and burning
instead of beauty
.
Thy men shall fall
by the sword
, and thy mighty
in the war
.
And her gates shall lament
and mourn
; and she being desolate
shall sit
upon the ground
.