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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1See now, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water, |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4"I will make mere youths their officials; children will rule over them." |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5People will oppress each other-- man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6A man will seize one of his brothers in his father's house, and say, "You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!" |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7But in that day he will cry out, "I have no remedy. I have no food or clothing in my house; do not make me the leader of the people." |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Youths oppress my people, women rule over them. My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13The LORD takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: "It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The LORD says, "The women of Zion are haughty, walking along with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, strutting along with swaying hips, with ornaments jingling on their ankles. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion; the LORD will make their scalps bald." |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18In that day the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces, |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19the earrings and bracelets and veils, |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20the headdresses and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21the signet rings and nose rings, |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22the fine robes and the capes and cloaks, the purses |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding. |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground. |
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