6. A person will grab one of his relativesfrom his father’s family and say,“You have a coat.You’ll be our leader.This pile of ruins will be under your control.”
7. When that day comes the relative will cry out,“I’m not a doctor!I don’t have any food or a coat in my home.Don’t make me a leader of our family.”
8. Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen,because what they say and what they do is against the Lord.They are defiant in his honored presence.
9. The look on their faces will be held against them.They boast about their sins,which are like ⌊those of the people of⌋ Sodom.They don’t even bother to hide them.How horrible it will be for these people,because they have brought disaster on themselves.
10. Tell the righteous that blessings will come to them.They will taste the fruit of their labor.
11. How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them.What they have done will be done to them.
12. “Children will oppress my people.Women will rule them.My people, your guides mislead you,and you don’t know which way to go.”
13. The Lord takes his place in the courtroom.He stands to judge his people.
14. The Lord presents his case to the respected leadersand the officials of his people:“You have burned down the vineyard!Your houses are filled with goods stolen from the poor.”