22. ‘And I shall turn My face from them. And they shall profane My secret place, for destroyers shall enter it and profane it.
23. ‘Make a chain, for the land has been filled with crimes of blood, and the city has been filled with violence.
24. ‘And I shall bring the evil ones of the gentiles, and they shall possess their houses. And I shall cause the pride of the strong to cease, and their set-apart places shall be profaned.
25. ‘Destruction shall come. And they shall seek peace, but there is none.
26. ‘Calamity upon calamity shall come, and report shall be upon report. And they shall seek a vision from a prophet. But the teaching has perished from the priest, and counsel from the elders!
27. ‘Let the sovereign mourn, and let the prince put on despair, and let the hands of the common people tremble. And I shall deal with them according to their way, and judge them with their own right-rulings. And they shall know that I am יהוה!’ ”