and stripped of respect.
God destroys counselors, turns judges into fools,
God removes priests and others who have great power--
and so, in my sorrow I dress in sackcloth and sit in the dust.
Young people now insult me, although their fathers would have been a disgrace to my sheep dogs.
You broke off your agreement with your servant, the king, and you completely destroyed his kingdom.
The walls of his city have been broken through, and every fortress now lies in ruin.
You took his crown and threw his throne in the dirt.
because wealth and honor don't last forever.
But they themselves will be priests and servants of the LORD our God. The treasures of the nations will belong to them, and they will be famous.
Zion's glory has disappeared! And we are doomed because of our sins.
And so, Israel, your glory will fly away like birds-- your women will no longer be able to give birth.
