12. O My people! Their oppressors are children, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who guide you lead you astray And confuse the direction of your paths.
13. The Lord arises to contend, And stands to judge the people.
14. The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, "It is you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15. "What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor?" Declares the Lord God of hosts.
16. Moreover, the Lord said, "Because the daughters of Zion are proud And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes, And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet,
17. Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs, And the Lord will make their foreheads bare."
18. In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,
19. dangling earrings, bracelets, veils,