11 The Lord has stirred up their enemies to attack them.
12 Syria on the east and Philistia on the west have opened their mouths to devour Israel. Yet even so the Lord's anger is not ended; his hand is still stretched out to punish.
13 The people of Israel have not repented; even though the Lord Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.
14 In a single day the Lord will punish Israel's leaders and its people; he will cut them off, head and tail.
15 The old and honourable men are the head — and the tail is the prophets whose teachings are lies!
16 Those who lead these people have misled them and totally confused them.
17 And so the Lord will not let any of the young men escape, and he will not show pity to any of the widows and orphans, because all the people are godless and wicked and everything they say is evil. Yet even so the Lord's anger will not be ended, but his hand will still be stretched out to punish.