A voice of the cry of the shepherds and a howling of the leaders of the flock shall be heard, for the Lord has devastated their pasture.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when You bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have dug a pit to take me and hidden snares for my feet.
Howl, you shepherds, and cry; and wallow in the ashes, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and you will fall like a choice vessel.
The shepherds will have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
The peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
For this gird yourself with sackcloth, lament and howl. For the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
There is the sound of wailing shepherds, because their glory is ruined. There is the sound of roaring lions, because the pride of Jordan is ruined.