1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 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 honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. 8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto 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, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. 13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. 15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 21 The rings, and nose jewels, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

1 Want kyk, die Here HERE van die leërskare sal uit Jerusalem en uit Juda wegneem die stut en die steun, elke stut van brood en elke stut van water,

2 die held en die krygsman, die regter en die profeet en die waarsêer en die oudste;

3 die owerste oor vyftig en die aansienlike en die raadsman en die knap ambagsman en die ervare besweerder.

4 En Ek sal seuns hulle vorste maak, en moedswilliges sal oor hulle heers.

5 En die mense sal mekaar verdruk, man teen man, en die een teen die ander; die seun sal die grysaard, die veragtelike sal die agbare stormloop.

6 As 'n man sy broer aangryp in die huis van sy vader en sê: Jy het 'n kleed, jy moet owerste oor ons wees, en laat hierdie ingestorte puinhoop onder jou toesig wees --

7 dan sal hy in die dag uitroep en sê: Ek kan geen geneesheer wees nie, en in my huis is geen brood en geen kleed nie; maak my nie 'n owerste van die volke nie.

8 Want Jerusalem het gestruikel, en Juda het geval; want hulle tong en hulle dade is teen die HERE om sy oë, vol heerlikheid, te trotseer.

9 Die uitdrukking van hulle gesig getuig teen hulle, en hul sonde maak hulle bekend, soos Sodom, sonder om iets weg te steek. Wee oor hulle siel, want hulle doen hulself kwaad aan!

10 Sê van die regverdige dat dit met hom goed sal gaan; want die vrug van hul handelinge sal hulle eet.

11 Wee die goddelose! Met hom gaan dit sleg; want wat sy hande gewerk het, sal hom aangedoen word.

12 Die drywers van my volk is kinders, en vroue heers oor hulle. o My volk, jou leiers is verleiers, en die weg wat jou pad moes wees, het hulle tot 'n dwaalweg gemaak.

13 Die HERE staan daar om 'n regstryd te voer: Hy tree op om die volke te vonnis.

14 Die HERE gaan na die gereg met die oudstes en die vorste van sy volk. Ja, julle het die wingerd afgewei; wat aan die arm man ontroof is, is in julle huise.

15 Wat is dit met julle dat julle my volk vertrap en die ellendiges mishandel? spreek die Here HERE van die leërskare.

16 Verder het die HERE gesê: Omdat die dogters van Sion trots is en loop met uitgerekte nek en met die oë lok, wegstap met trippelgang en hulle voetringe laat rinkel,

17 daarom sal die HERE die skedel van die dogters van Sion skurf maak, en die HERE sal hulle skaamte ontbloot.

18 In die dag sal die HERE wegneem die sieraad van die voetringe en die sonnetjies en die maantjies;

19 die oorversiersels en die armbande en die sluiers;

20 die hoofversiersels en die voetkettinkies en die pronkgordels en die reukflessies en die towermiddels;

21 die vingerringe en die neusringe;

22 die feesklere en die manteltjies en die tjalies en die handsakkies;

23 die handspieëltjies en die hemde en die tulbande en die wye mantels.

24 Dan sal daar in plaas van balsemgeur mufheid wees, en in plaas van 'n gordel 'n tou, en in plaas van gevlegte hare kaalheid, en in plaas van 'n pronkgewaad 'n roukleed, brandmerk in plaas van skoonheid.

25 Jou manne, o Sion, sal deur die swaard val en jou helde in die oorlog.

26 En sy poorte sal klaag en treur, en hy sal uitgeskud op die aarde sit.