15. And man is bowed down, and mortal man humbled, and the eyes of the proud are humbled.
16. But יהוה of hosts is exalted in judgment, and the set-apart Ěl is set-apart in righteousness.
17. And the lambs shall feed in their pasture, and strangers shall eat in the waste places of the fat ones.
18. Woe to those who draw crookedness with cords of falsehood, and sin as with wagon ropes,
19. who are saying, “Let Him hurry! Let Him hasten His work, so that we see it! And let the counsel of the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl draw near and come, so that we know.”
20. Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and clever in their own sight!
22. Woe to the mighty to drink wine, and brave men to mix strong drink,
23. who declare right the wrong for a bribe, and the righteousness of the righteous they turn aside from him!
24. Therefore, as a tongue of fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, their root is as rottenness, and their blossom goes up like dust – because they have rejected the Torah of יהוה of hosts, and despised the Word of the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl.
25. Therefore the displeasure of יהוה has burned against His people, and He stretches out His hand against them and smites them, and the mountains tremble. And their carcass is as filth in the middle of the streets. With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out!
26. And He shall lift up a banner to the nations from afar, and shall whistle to them from the end of the earth. And see, they come with speed, swiftly!
27. Not one of them is weary or stumbling, not one slumbers or sleeps. Not a belt shall be loosened on their loins, nor the thong of their sandals be broken.