4. “I will attack Judahand all who live in Jerusalem.I will remove from this place every trace of Baal worship,as well as the very memory of the pagan priests.
5. I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops,those who swear allegiance to the Lord while taking oaths in the name of their ‘king,’
6. and those who turn their backs on the Lordand do not want the Lord’s help or guidance.”
7. Be silent before the Lord God,for the Lord’s day of judgment is almost here.The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal;he has ritually purified his guests.
8. “On the day of the Lord’s sacrificial meal,I will punish the princes and the king’s sons,and all who wear foreign styles of clothing.
9. On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold,who fill the house of their master with wealth taken by violence and deceit.
10. On that day,” says the Lord,“a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate,wailing from the city’s newer district,and a loud crash from the hills.
11. Wail, you who live in the market district,for all the merchants will disappearand those who count money will be removed.