14. And so, the Lord will disperse, away from Israel, the head and the tail, he who bows down and he who refrains, in one day.
15. The long-lived and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
16. And those who deceitfully praise this people, and those who are praised, will be thrown down violently.
17. For this reason, the Lord will not rejoice over their youths. And he will not take pity on their orphans and widows. For each one is a hypocrite, and each one is wicked, and every mouth has spoken foolishness. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
18. For impiety has been kindled like a fire: it will devour brier and thorn, and it will burn in the dense forest, and it will be interwoven with the ascending smoke.
19. The earth has been shaken by the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and the people will become like fuel for the fire. A man will not spare his own brother.
20. And he will turn toward the right, and he will be hungry. And he will eat toward the left, and he will not be satisfied. Each one will eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasseh Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, and together they will be against Judah.
21. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.