15. Hear and pay close attention. Do not choose to lift yourself up, for the Lord has spoken.
16. Give glory to the Lord your God, before darkness falls, and before your feet stumble on the darkened mountains. You will expect light, but he will turn it into the shadow of death and into utter darkness.
17. But if you will not listen to this, then my soul will weep in secret before the face of your pride. It will weep bitterly, and my eyes will flow with tears, because the flock of the Lord has been taken captive.
18. "Say to the king and to the female ruler: Humble yourselves, sit down. For the crown of your glory has gone down from your head.
19. The cities of the south have been closed, and there is no one who may open them. All of Judah has been taken away into complete captivity.