16. The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
17. Gather up your wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
18. For thus says the LORD,
19. Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
20. My tent is plundered, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth from me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent anymore, and to set up my curtains.
21. For the shepherds have become senseless, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
22. Behold, the noise of the report has come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of jackals.
23. O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
24. O LORD, correct me, but with justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.