8. Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the Lord; they openly insult God himself.
9. Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves.
10. The righteous will be happy, and things will go well for them. They will be able to enjoy what they have worked for.
11. But evil people are doomed; what they have done to others will now be done to them.
12. Moneylenders oppress my people, and their creditors cheat them.My people, your leaders are misleading you, so that you do not know which way to turn.
13. The Lord is ready to state his case; he is ready to judge his people.
14. The Lord is bringing the elders and leaders of his people to judgement. He makes this accusation: “You have plundered vineyards, and your houses are full of what you have taken from the poor.
15. You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign Lord Almighty, have spoken.”
16. The Lord said, “Look how proud the women of Jerusalem are! They walk along with their noses in the air. They are always flirting. They take dainty little steps, and the bracelets on their ankles jingle.