18. Say to the king and to the queen mother,“Humble yourselves;Sit down,For your rule shall collapse, the crown of your glory.”
19. The cities of the South shall be shut up,And no one shall open them;Judah shall be carried away captive, all of it;It shall be wholly carried away captive.
20. Lift up your eyes and seeThose who come from the north.Where is the flock that was given to you,Your beautiful sheep?
21. What will you say when He punishes you?For you have taught themTo be chieftains, to be head over you.Will not pangs seize you,Like a woman in labor?