who brings princes to nothing; who makes the judges of the earth like meaningless.
He leads Kohanim away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.
He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
For there will be a day of the LORD of Armies for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:
The LORD of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
and I will cut off the judge from their midst, and will kill all its princes with him,* says the LORD.