9. Fear the lord if you are wise!His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:“The armies of destruction are coming;the lord is sending them.
10. What shall I say about the homes of the wickedfilled with treasures gained by cheating?What about the disgusting practiceof measuring out grain with dishonest measures?
11. How can I tolerate your merchantswho use dishonest scales and weights?
12. The rich among you have become wealthythrough extortion and violence.Your citizens are so used to lyingthat their tongues can no longer tell the truth.
13. “Therefore, I will wound you!I will bring you to ruin for all your sins.
14. You will eat but never have enough.Your hunger pangs and emptiness will remain.And though you try to save your money,it will come to nothing in the end.You will save a little,but I will give it to those who conquer you.