Israel's Irresponsible Leaders

^33 (A)And the dead bodies of this people will be food for the birds of the air, and for the beasts of the earth, ^(B)and none will frighten them away.

¹⁷ Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^(A)all the birds that fly directly overhead, ^(B)“Come, gather for ^(C)the great supper of God, ^18 (D)to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave,^[a] both small and great.”

²² Therefore, O Oholibah, thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will stir up against you your lovers ^(A)from whom you turned in disgust, ^(B)and I will bring them against you from every side: ²³ the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, ^(C)Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, ^(D)desirable young men, ^(E)governors and commanders all of them, officers and men of renown, all of them riding on horses. ²⁴ And they shall come against you from the north^[a] with chariots and wagons and a host of peoples. ^(F)They shall set themselves against you on every side with buckler, shield, and helmet; and ^(G)I will commit the judgment to them, and ^(H)they shall judge you according to their judgments. ²⁵ And I will direct my jealousy against you, ^(I)that they may deal with you in fury. They shall cut off your nose and your ears, and your survivors shall fall by the sword. ^(J)They shall seize your sons and your daughters, and your survivors shall be devoured by fire.