1For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
2The mighty man, and the man of war,
3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man,
4And I will give children to be their princes,
5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour:
6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying,
7In that day shall he swear, saying,
8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen:
9The shew of their countenance doth witness against them;
10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him:
11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him:
12As for my people, children are their oppressors,
13The Lord standeth up to plead,
14The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof:
15What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces,
16Moreover the Lord saith,
17Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion,
18In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet,
19The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands,
21The rings, and nose jewels,
22The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles,
23The glasses, and the fine linen,
24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink;
25Thy men shall fall by the sword,
26And her gates shall lament and mourn;