1. The Lord, the lord of Heaven’s Armies,will take away from Jerusalem and Judaheverything they depend on:every bit of breadand every drop of water,
2. all their heroes and soldiers,judges and prophets,fortune-tellers and elders,
3. army officers and high officials,advisers, skilled sorcerers, and astrologers.
4. I will make boys their leaders,and toddlers their rulers.
5. People will oppress each other—man against man,neighbor against neighbor.Young people will insult their elders,and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.