9. I will punish the one leaping on the threshold on that day,those filling the house of their master with violence and deceit.
10. On that day—says the Lord—an outcry will resound from the Fish Gate,wailing from the second quarter,a loud crash from the hills.
11. The ones who grind the grain will wail;all the merchants will be silenced.I will eliminate all those weighing out silver.
12. At that time, I will search Jerusalem with lamps;I will punish the men growing fat on the sediment in their wine,those saying to themselves, The Lord won’t do good or evil.
13. Their wealth will be looted and their houses destroyed.They will rebuild houses, but not live in them;they will plant vineyards, but not drink the wine.
14. The great day of the Lord is near;it is near and coming very quickly.The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter.A warrior screams there.
15. That day is a day of fury,a day of distress and anxiety,a day of desolation and devastation,a day of darkness and gloominess,a day of clouds and deep darkness,
16. a day for blowing the trumpet and alarm against their invincible citiesand against their high towers.
17. I will make humanity suffer;they will walk like the blindbecause they sinned against the Lord.Their blood will be poured out like dustand their intestines like manure.
18. Moreover, their silver and their gold won’t be able to deliver themon the day of the Lord’s fury.His jealousy will devour the entire land with fire;he will make an end,a truly horrible one,for all the inhabitants of the land.