2. the mighty man and the man of war,the judge and the prophet,and the prudent and the ancient,
3. the captain of fifty and the honorable man,the counselor and the skillful artisan, and the eloquent orator.
4. I will give youths to be their princes,and unweaned children shall rule over them.
5. The people shall be oppressed,every one by another, and every one by his neighbor;the youth shall behave himself proudly against the elder,and the inferior against the honorable.
6. When a man shall take hold of his brotherin the house of his father saying,“You have clothing; be our ruler,and let this ruin be under your power,”
7. in that day he shall swear saying,“I will not be a healer.For in my house is neither bread nor clothing;do not make me a ruler of the people.”
8. For Jerusalem is ruined,and Judah is fallen,because their tongue and their deeds are against the Lord,to provoke the eyes of His glory.
9. The expression of their countenance witnesses against them,and they declare their sin as Sodom;they hide it not.Woe to them!For they have brought evil on themselves.
10. Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
11. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him,for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
12. As for My people, children are their oppressors,and women rule over them.O My people, those who lead you cause you to err,and destroy the way of your paths.
13. The Lord stands up to pleadand stands to judge the people.
14. The Lord will enter into judgmentwith the elders and the princes of His people:For you have eaten up the vineyard;the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15. What do you mean that you beat My people to piecesand grind the faces of the poor?says the Lord God of Hosts.
16. Moreover the Lord says:Because the daughters of Zion are haughtyand walk with outstretched necksand wanton eyes,walking and mincing as they go,and making a tinkling with their feet,