7. He will protest on that day, saying, "I will not be your healer, For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the people."
8. For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen, Because their speech and their actions are against the Lord, To rebel against His glorious presence.
9. The expression of their faces bears witness against them, And they display their sin like Sodom; They do not even conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
10. Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11. Woe to the wicked! It will go badly with him, For what he deserves will be done to him.
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,
20. headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets,