4. “I will give children to be their princes,And babes shall rule over them.
5. The people will be oppressed,Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;The child will be insolent toward the elder,And the base toward the honorable.”
6. When a man takes hold of his brotherIn the house of his father, saying,“You have clothing;You be our ruler,And let these ruins be under your power,”
7. In that day he will protest, saying,“I cannot cure your ills,For in my house is neither food nor clothing;Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
8. For Jerusalem stumbled,And Judah is fallen,Because their tongue and their doingsAre against the Lord,To provoke the eyes of His glory.
9. The look on their countenance witnesses against them,And they declare their sin as Sodom;They do not hide it.Woe to their soul!For they have brought evil upon themselves.
10. “Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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 plead,And stands to judge the people.