6. From the bottom of your feet to the top of your headthere is no healthy spot left on your ⌊body⌋—only bruises, sores, and fresh wounds.They haven’t been cleansed, bandaged,or soothed with oil.
7. “Your country is devastated.Your cities are burned down.Your fields are destroyed right before your eyes by foreigners.Your fields are devastated and taken over by foreigners.
8. My people Zion are left like a hut in a vineyard,like a shack in a cucumber field,like a city under attack.”
9. If the Lord of Armies hadn’t left us a few survivors,we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.
10. Listen to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom!Pay attention to the teachings from our God, you people of Gomorrah!
11. The Lord asks, “What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me?I’ve had enough of your burnt offerings of ramsand enough fat from your fattened calves.I’m not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
12. When you appear in my presence,who asked you to trample on my courtyards?
13. Don’t bring any more worthless grain offerings.Your incense is disgusting to me,so are your New Moon Festivals, your days of worship,and the assemblies you call.I can’t stand your evil assemblies.
14. I hate your New Moon Festivals and your appointed festivals.They’ve become a burden to me,and I’m tired of putting up with them.