¹⁰ Go into the rocks, hide^(R) in the ground
    from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty!^(S)
11 The eyes of the arrogant^(T) will be humbled^(U)
    and human pride^(V) brought low;^(W)
the Lord alone will be exalted^(X) in that day.^(Y)

¹² The Lord Almighty has a day^(Z) in store
    for all the proud^(AA) and lofty,^(AB)
for all that is exalted^(AC)
    (and they will be humbled),^(AD)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,^(AE) tall and lofty,^(AF)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,^(AG)
14 for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,^(AH)
15 for every lofty tower^(AI)
    and every fortified wall,^(AJ)
16 for every trading ship^[b](AK)
    and every stately vessel.
¹⁷ The arrogance of man will be brought low^(AL)
    and human pride humbled;^(AM)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,^(AN)
18     and the idols^(AO) will totally disappear.^(AP)

¹⁹ People will flee to caves^(AQ) in the rocks
    and to holes in the ground^(AR)
from the fearful presence^(AS) of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(AT)
    when he rises to shake the earth.^(AU)
20 In that day^(AV) people will throw away
    to the moles and bats^(AW)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,^(AX)
    which they made to worship.^(AY)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks^(AZ)
    and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(BA)
    when he rises^(BB) to shake the earth.^(BC)

²² Stop trusting in mere humans,^(BD)
    who have but a breath^(BE) in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?^(BF)

⁴ “I will make mere youths their officials;
    children will rule over them.”^(BQ)

⁵ People will oppress each other—
    man against man, neighbor against neighbor.^(BR)
The young will rise up against the old,
    the nobody against the honored.

⁶ A man will seize one of his brothers
    in his father’s house, and say,
“You have a cloak, you be our leader;
    take charge of this heap of ruins!”
⁷ But in that day^(BS) he will cry out,
    “I have no remedy.^(BT)
I have no food^(BU) or clothing in my house;
    do not make me the leader of the people.”^(BV)

⁸ Jerusalem staggers,
    Judah is falling;^(BW)
their words^(BX) and deeds^(BY) are against the Lord,
    defying^(BZ) his glorious presence.
⁹ The look on their faces testifies^(CA) against them;
    they parade their sin like Sodom;^(CB)
    they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
    They have brought disaster^(CC) upon themselves.

¹⁰ Tell the righteous it will be well^(CD) with them,
    for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.^(CE)
11 Woe to the wicked!^(CF)
    Disaster^(CG) is upon them!
They will be paid back^(CH)
    for what their hands have done.^(CI)

¹² Youths^(CJ) oppress my people,
    women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;^(CK)
    they turn you from the path.

¹³ The Lord takes his place in court;^(CL)
    he rises to judge^(CM) the people.
¹⁴ The Lord enters into judgment^(CN)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder^(CO) from the poor^(CP) is in your houses.
¹⁵ What do you mean by crushing my people^(CQ)
    and grinding^(CR) the faces of the poor?”^(CS)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.^(CT)

¹⁶ The Lord says,
    “The women of Zion^(CU) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,^(CV)
    flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
    with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
    the Lord will make their scalps bald.^(CW)”

²⁴ Instead of fragrance^(DG) there will be a stench;^(DH)
    instead of a sash,^(DI) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;^(DJ)
    instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;^(DK)
    instead of beauty,^(DL) branding.^(DM)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,^(DN)
    your warriors in battle.^(DO)
26 The gates^(DP) of Zion will lament and mourn;^(DQ)
    destitute,^(DR) she will sit on the ground.^(DS)