15. Humanity will be destroyed, and people brought down;even the arrogant will lower their eyes in humiliation.
16. But the lord of Heaven’s Armies will be exalted by his justice.The holiness of God will be displayed by his righteousness.
17. In that day lambs will find good pastures,and fattened sheep and young goats will feed among the ruins.
18. What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind themwith ropes made of lies,who drag wickedness behind them like a cart!
19. They even mock God and say,“Hurry up and do something!We want to see what you can do.Let the Holy One of Israel carry out his plan,for we want to know what it is.”
20. What sorrow for those who saythat evil is good and good is evil,that dark is light and light is dark,that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.
21. What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyesand think themselves so clever.