4 The Lord says, “I will cause young boys to be your leaders,and foolish children will rule over you.
5 People will be against each other; everyone will be against his neighbor.Young people will not respect older people,and common people will not respect important people.”
6 At that time a man will grab one of his brothersfrom his own family and say,“You have a coat, so you will be our leader.These ruins will be under your control.”
7 But that brother will stand up and say,“I cannot help you,because I do not have food or clothes in my house.You will not make me your leader.”
8 This will happen because Jerusalem has stumbled,and Judah has fallen.The things they say and do are against the Lord;they turn against him.
9 The look on their faces shows they are guilty;like the people of Sodom, they are proud of their sin.They don’t care who sees it.How terrible it will be for them,because they have brought much trouble on themselves.
10 Tell those who do what is right that things will go well for them,because they will receive a reward for what they do.