16. But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted by judgment,by justice the Holy God shown holy.
17. Lambs shall graze as at pasture,young goats shall eat in the ruins of the rich.
18. Ah! Those who tug at guilt with cords of perversity,and at sin as if with cart ropes!
19. Who say, “Let him make haste,let him speed his work, that we may see it;On with the plan of the Holy One of Israel!let it come to pass, that we may know it!”
20. Ah! Those who call evil good, and good evil,who change darkness to light, and light into darkness,who change bitter to sweet, and sweet into bitter!
21. Ah! Those who are wise in their own eyes,prudent in their own view!
22. Ah! Those who are champions at drinking wine,masters at mixing drink!
23. Those who acquit the guilty for bribes,and deprive the innocent of justice!
24. Therefore, as the tongue of fire licks up stubble,as dry grass shrivels in the flame,Their root shall rotand their blossom scatter like dust;For they have rejected the instruction of the Lord of hosts,and scorned the word of the Holy One of Israel.