3 That is why the Lord says:“Look, I am planning trouble against such people.You won’t be able to save yourselves.You will no longer walk proudly,because it will be a terrible time.
4 At that time people will make fun of you.They will sing this sad song about you:‘We are completely ruined.The Lord has taken away our land.Yes, he has taken our land away from us.He has divided our fields among our enemies!’”
5 So you will have no land for people to measure.They will not throw lots to divide the land among the Lord’s people.
6 People say, “Don’t prophesy to us!Don’t say those bad things about us!Nothing like that will happen to us!”
7 But I must say this, people of Jacob.The Lord is becoming angry about what you have done.If you lived right,I could say nice words to you.
8 But recently, my people have become my enemy.You take the coats from people who pass by.They think they are safe.But you rob themas if they were prisoners of war.
9 You’ve forced the women of my peoplefrom their nice houses.You’ve taken my gloryfrom their children forever.