11. I do not condone the use of rigged scales,or a bag of deceptive weights.
12. The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence;her inhabitants lie,their tongues speak deceptive words.
13. I will strike you brutallyand destroy you because of your sin.
14. You will eat, but not be satisfied.Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away;if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.
15. You will plant crops, but will not harvest them;you will squeeze oil from the olives, but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies;you will squeeze juice from the grapes, but you will have no wine to drink.
16. You implement the regulations of Omri, and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty;you follow their policies.Therefore I will make you an appalling sight,the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively,and nations will mock all of you.”