1 Observe this: The Lord God of Hostsis about to remove from Jerusalem and from Judahevery kind of security:the entire supply of bread and water,
2 the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet,the fortune-teller and elder,
3 the commander of 50 and the dignitary,the counselor, cunning magician, and necromancer.
4 “I will make youths their leaders, and the unstable will govern them.”
5 The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor;the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,and the worthless toward the honorable.
6 A man will even seize his brotherin his father’s house, saying:“You have a cloak — you be our leader!This heap of rubble will be under your control.”
7 On that day he will cry out, saying:“I’m not a healer.I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.Don’t make me the leader of the people! ”