9. I will not look on you with pity;I will not spare you.I will repay you for your conductand for the detestable practices among you.‘ “Then you will know that it is I the Lord who strikes you.
10. ‘ “See, the day!See, it comes!Doom has burst forth,the rod has budded,arrogance has blossomed!
11. Violence has arisen,a rod to punish the wicked.None of the people will be left,none of that crowd –none of their wealth,nothing of value.
12. The time has come!The day has arrived!Let not the buyer rejoicenor the seller grieve,for my wrath is on the whole crowd.
13. The seller will not recoverthe property that was sold –as long as both buyer and seller live.For the vision concerning the whole crowdwill not be reversed.Because of their sins, not one of themwill preserve their life.
14. ‘ “They have blown the trumpet,they have made all things ready,but no one will go into battle,for my wrath is on the whole crowd.
15. Outside is the sword;inside are plague and famine.Those in the countrywill die by the sword;those in the citywill be devoured by famine and plague.
16. The fugitives who escapewill flee to the mountains.Like doves of the valleys,they will all moan,each for their own sins.
17. Every hand will go limp;every leg will be wet with urine.
18. They will put on sackclothand be clothed with terror.Every face will be covered with shame,and every head will be shaved.
19. ‘ “They will throw their silver into the streets,and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.Their silver and goldwill not be able to deliver themin the day of the Lord’s wrath.It will not satisfy their hungeror fill their stomachs,for it has caused them to stumble into sin.
20. They took pride in their beautiful jewelleryand used it to make their detestable idols.They made it into vile images;therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.
21. I will give their wealth as plunder to foreignersand as loot to the wicked of the earth,who will defile it.
22. I will turn my face away from the people,and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure.They will enter itand will defile it.
23. ‘ “Prepare chains!For the land is full of bloodshed,and the city is full of violence.
24. I will bring the most wicked of nationsto take possession of their houses.I will put an end to the pride of the mighty,and their sanctuaries will be desecrated.
25. When terror comes,they will seek peace in vain.