6. I will destroy those who have turned back and no longer follow me, those who do not come to me or ask me to guide them.”
7. The day is near when the Lord will sit in judgement; so be silent in his presence. The Lord is preparing to sacrifice his people and has invited enemies to plunder Judah.
8. “On that day of slaughter,” says the Lord, “I will punish the officials, the king's sons, and all who practise foreign customs.
9. I will punish all who worship like pagans and who steal and kill in order to fill their master's house with loot.
10. “On that day,” says the Lord, “you will hear the sound of crying at the Fish Gate in Jerusalem. You will hear wailing in the newer part of the city and a great crashing sound in the hills.
11. Wail and cry when you hear this, you that live in the lower part of the city, because all the merchants will be dead!