⁹ You women^(A) who are so complacent,
    rise up and listen^(B) to me;
you daughters who feel secure,^(C)
    hear what I have to say!

¹⁵ This is the city of revelry^(A)
    that lived in safety.^(B)
She said to herself,
    “I am the one! And there is none besides me.”^(C)
What a ruin she has become,
    a lair for wild beasts!^(D)
All who pass by her scoff^(E)
    and shake their fists.^(F)

6 Woe to you^(A) who are complacent^(B) in Zion,
    and to you who feel secure^(C) on Mount Samaria,^(D)
you notable men of the foremost nation,
    to whom the people of Israel come!^(E)
2 Go to Kalneh^(F) and look at it;
    go from there to great Hamath,^(G)
    and then go down to Gath^(H) in Philistia.
Are they better off than^(I) your two kingdoms?
    Is their land larger than yours?
³ You put off the day of disaster
    and bring near a reign of terror.^(J)
4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory
    and lounge on your couches.^(K)
You dine on choice lambs
    and fattened calves.^(L)
5 You strum away on your harps^(M) like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.^(N)
6 You drink wine^(O) by the bowlful
    and use the finest lotions,
    but you do not grieve^(P) over the ruin of Joseph.^(Q)

² I will destroy Daughter Zion,^(A)
    so beautiful and delicate.^(B)
3 Shepherds^(C) with their flocks will come against her;
    they will pitch their tents around^(D) her,
    each tending his own portion.”