22. this is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him:“The virgin, the daughter of Zion,Has despised you, laughed you to scorn;The daughter of JerusalemHas shaken her head behind your back!
23. “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?Against whom have you raised your voice,And lifted up your eyes on high?Against the Holy One of Israel.
24. By your servants you have reproached the Lord,And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariotsI have come up to the height of the mountains,To the limits of Lebanon;I will cut down its tall cedarsAnd its choice cypress trees;I will enter its farthest height,To its fruitful forest.
25. I have dug and drunk water,And with the soles of my feet I have dried upAll the brooks of defense.’