9. The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Woe to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil.
10. Say ye to the righteous, that [it is] good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.
11. Woe to the wicked--evil, Because the deed of his hand is done to him.
12. My people--its exactors [are] sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people-- thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.
13. Jehovah hath stood up to plead, And He is standing to judge the peoples.
14. Jehovah into judgment doth enter With elders of His people, and its heads: `And ye, ye have consumed the vineyard, Plunder of the poor [is] in your houses.
15. What--to you? ye bruise My people, And the faces of the poor ye grind.' An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, And Jehovah saith:
16. `Because that daughters of Zion have been haughty, And they walk stretching out the neck, And deceiving [with] the eyes, Walking and mincing they go, And with their feet they make a tinkling,
17. The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.
18. In that day doth the Lord turn aside The beauty of the tinkling ornaments, And of the embroidered works, And of the round tires like moons,
19. Of the drops, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20. Of the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, And of the bands, And of the perfume boxes, and the amulets,
21. Of the seals, and of the nose-rings,
22. Of the costly apparel, and of the mantles, And of the coverings, and of the purses,
23. Of the mirrors, and of the linen garments, And of the hoods, and of the vails,
24. And it hath been, instead of spice is muck, And instead of a girdle, a rope, And instead of curled work, baldness, And instead of a stomacher a girdle of sackcloth.
25. For instead of glory, thy men by sword do fall, And thy might in battle.
26. And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!