11. Woe to the wicked — it will go badly for them,for what they have done will be done to them.
12. Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them.My people, your leaders mislead you;they confuse the direction of your paths.
13. The Lord rises to argue the caseand stands to judge the people.
14. The Lord brings this chargeagainst the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devastated the vineyard.The plunder from the poor is in your houses.
15. Why do you crush My peopleand grind the faces of the poor? ”This is the declarationof the Lord God of Hosts.
16. The Lord also says:Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held highand seductive eyes,going along with prancing steps,jingling their ankle bracelets,
17. the Lord will put scabs on the headsof the daughters of Zion,and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.
18. On that day the Lord will strip their finery: ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,
19. pendants, bracelets, veils,
20. headdresses, ankle jewelry, sashes, perfume bottles, amulets,
21. signet rings, nose rings,