1. Consider Jehovah of armies our Lord; or, throughout Judah and Jerusalem, e will remove the men and the women, Along with the strength of their bread And all the strength of their water.
2. Their giants, their strong, their soldiers and judges, Their prophets, their thinkers and elders.
3. Their generals and finest of counselors, As well as their wisest of builders, Yes, the most discerning among them.
4. Then he will appoint young men as their rulers In order to make them look foolish.
5. And to make the people act like they are drunk, The men will all be rebellious And arise against their own neighbors; Young boys will be attacking the old, And by those without any honor, Their mighty ones will be shamed.
6. Then, men will grab hold of their brothers, And families will go to their fathers and say: You have clothes; so, you be our leader, Then you can provide us with food.
7. But, in that day, such men will reply: I will not act as your leader, Since I have no bread or clothes in my home, I do not choose to serve as your ruler.
8. Yes, Jerusalem has been forsaken, And Judah has now been debased, For the tongues of their people speak against God. They just discuss what is lawless And refuse to make any changes.
9. Their glory is also debased, For their faces no longer show any shame, And they publicly announce and admit To sins that are as those of Sodom. So now, woe to their souls, For they have sought wicked council.
10. They say: Let us lock up the righteous Because they have become inconvenient. So, they will reap the fruitage of their bad deeds.
11. And woe will come to the lawless. For the evil that their hands are now doing Will soon be brought back upon them.
12. O my people, Those whom you owe are gleaning from you, And those whom you owe are your masters. O my people, Those who say you are blest are misleading you, And they are clouding the paths for your feet.
13. For, you are being judged by Jehovah. Yes, against his own, he has arisen as judge.
14. Jehovah himself is judging the elders, As well as those ruling his people. And you, o elders and rulers, Why are you burning my vineyard, And why are the poor now slaves in your homes?
15. Yes, why are you wronging my people, And disgracing the faces of the poor? This was asked by Jehovah of armies our Lord.
16. And Jehovah said: Because the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with their noses held high, As they beckon with their eyes and walk tiny steps Then drag their underwear with their feet.
17. I will bring down the daughters of Zion, And expose their true state in that day.
18. ‘I will remove the glory of their clothes, The fringes, crescents, and necklaces that they wear.
19. As well as their facial adornments. I will remove their armlets and bracelets.
20. Their wreaths, their rings, and right armbands.
21. Their earrings, purple fringes, and all decorations.
22. As well as the cloths for their homes, Their coverings through which you can see. Their fine linens interwoven with scarlet and blue, The linens embroidered with gold and blue threads, And the lightweight covers for their divans.
23. Their fine linens interwoven with scarlet and blue, The linens embroidered with gold and blue threads, And the lightweight covers for their divans.
24. Then instead of pleasant odors, there will be only dust, Instead of belts, they will tie ropes on their waists. Yes, because of the things that they are doing, Instead of gold combs, they will be bald, And instead of their purple underclothes, They will be forced to wear sackcloth.
25. Then the sons you most love will fall by the sword, As your mighty are disgraced and cut down.
26. You will mourn the loss of your most precious things, And then, you will be left all alone, Beaten down to the ground.