17. All hands will hang weakly with fear, and all knees will become weak as water.
18. They will put on rough cloth to show how sad they are. They will tremble all over with fear. Their faces will show their shame, and all their heads will be shaved.
19. The people will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be like trash. Their silver and gold will not save them from the Lord’s anger. It will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs, because it caused them to fall into sin.
20. They were proud of their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their idols and their evil statues, which I hate. So I will turn their wealth into trash.
21. I will give it to foreigners as loot from war and to the most evil people in the world as treasure, and they will dishonor it.
22. I will also turn away from the people of Israel, and they will dishonor my treasured place. Then robbers will enter and dishonor it.
23. “Make chains for captives, because the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.
24. So I will bring the worst of the nations to take over the people’s houses. I will also end the pride of the strong, and their holy places will be dishonored.
25. When the people are suffering greatly, they will look for peace, but there will be none.