⁸ For Jerusalem is ruined,
    and Judah is fallen,
because their tongue and their deeds are against the Lord,
    to provoke the eyes of His glory.
⁹ The expression of their countenance witnesses against them,
    and they declare their sin as Sodom;
    they hide it not.
Woe to them!
    For they have brought evil on themselves.

¹⁰ Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,
    for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
¹¹ Woe to 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, those who lead you cause you to err,
    and destroy the way of your paths.

¹³ The Lord stands up to plead
    and stands to judge the people.
¹⁴ The Lord will enter into judgment
    with the elders and the princes of His people:
For you have eaten up the vineyard;
    the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
¹⁵ What do you mean that you beat My people to pieces
    and grind the faces of the poor?
    says the Lord God of Hosts.