11 You stood aside without helpingwhile strangers carried Israel’s treasures away.Foreigners entered Israel’s city gate.They threw lots to decide what part of Jerusalem they would take.At that time you were like one of those foreigners.
12 “Do not laugh at your brothers’ trouble.Do not be happy when people destroy Judah.Do not brag about the cruel things done to them.
13 Do not enter the city gate of my peoplein their time of trouble.Do not laugh at their problemsin their time of trouble.Do not take their treasuresin their time of trouble.
14 Do not stand at the crossroadsto destroy those who are trying to escape.Do not capture those who escape alivein a time of trouble.
15 “The Lord’s day of judging is coming soonto all the nations.You did evil things to other people.Those same things will happen to you.They will come back upon your own head.
16 Because you joined the nations in robbing my Temple,you drank my anger.So all the nations will drink my anger.They will be punished so much that they will disappear.
17 But on Mount Zion some will be left alive.The mountain will be a holy place.The people of Jacob will take back their land.They will take it from those who took it from them.