14. He will even judgeyou rulers and leadersof his own nation.You destroyed his vineyardand filled your housesby robbing the poor.
15. The Lord All-Powerful says,“You have crushed my peopleand rubbed in the dustthe faces of the poor.”
16. The Lord says:The women of Jerusalemare proud and strut around,winking shamelessly.They wear anklets that jingleand call attentionto the way they walk.
17. But I, the Lord, will covertheir heads with sores,and I will uncovertheir private parts.
18-23. When that day comes, I will take away from those women all the fine jewellery they wear on their ankles, heads, necks, ears, arms, noses, fingers, and on their clothes. I will remove their veils, their belts, their perfume, their magic charms, their royal robes, and all their fine dresses, hats, and purses.
24. In place of perfume,there will be a stink;in place of belts,there will be ropes;in place of fancy hair styles,they will have bald heads.Instead of expensive clothes,they will wear sackcloth;instead of beauty,they will have ugly scars.
25. The fighting men of Jerusalemwill be killed in battle.