¹⁴ “‘They have blown the trumpet,^(A)
    they have made all things ready,
but no one will go into battle,
    for my wrath^(B) is on the whole crowd.
¹⁵ Outside is the sword;
    inside are plague and famine.
Those in the country
    will die by the sword;
those in the city
    will be devoured by famine and plague.^(C)
16 The fugitives^(D) who escape
    will flee to the mountains.
Like doves^(E) of the valleys,
    they will all moan,
    each for their own sins.^(F)
17 Every hand will go limp;^(G)
    every leg will be wet with urine.^(H)
18 They will put on sackcloth^(I)
    and be clothed with terror.^(J)
Every face will be covered with shame,
    and every head will be shaved.^(K)

¹⁹ “‘They will throw their silver into the streets,^(L)
    and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.
Their silver and gold
    will not be able to deliver them
    in the day of the Lord’s wrath.^(M)
It will not satisfy^(N) their hunger
    or fill their stomachs,
    for it has caused them to stumble^(O) into sin.^(P)
20 They took pride in their beautiful jewelry
    and used it to make^(Q) their detestable idols.
They made it into vile images;^(R)
    therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.^(S)
21 I will give their wealth as plunder^(T) to foreigners
    and as loot to the wicked of the earth,
    who will defile it.^(U)
22 I will turn my face^(V) away from the people,
    and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure.
They will enter it
    and will defile it.^(W)

²³ “‘Prepare chains!
    For the land is full of bloodshed,^(X)
    and the city is full of violence.^(Y)