"Then allthe princesof the seawill godownfrom their thrones,removetheir robesand stripofftheir embroideredgarments.They will clothethemselves with trembling;they will siton the ground,trembleevery momentand be appalledat you.
"Those who hateyou will be clothedwith shame,And the tentof the wickedwill be nolonger."
But he clothedhimself with cursingas with his garment,And it enteredinto his bodylike waterAnd like oilinto his bones.
Let my accusersbe clothedwith dishonor,And let them coverthemselves with their own shameas with a robe.
"His enemiesI will clothewith shame,But upon himself his crownshall shine."
Let those be ashamedand humiliatedaltogetherwho rejoiceat my distress;Let those be clothedwith shameand dishonorwho magnifythemselves overme.
"Thenthe chiefsof Edomwere dismayed;The leadersof Moab,tremblinggripsthem; Allthe inhabitantsof Canaanhave meltedaway.
And her gateswill lamentand mourn,And desertedshe will siton the ground.
The coastlandshave seenand are afraid;The endsof the earthtremble;They have drawnnearand have come.
"Comedownand sitin the dust,O virgindaughterof Babylon;Siton the groundwithouta throne,O daughterof the Chaldeans!For you shall nolongerbe calledtenderand delicate.
Shakeyourself from the dust,riseup, O captiveJerusalem;Looseyourself from the chainsaround your neck,O captivedaughterof Zion.
"Howshatteredit is! [How] they have wailed!HowMoabhas turnedhis back--he is ashamed!So Moabwill becomea laughingstockand an objectof terrorto allaroundhim."
The eldersof the daughterof ZionSiton the ground,they are silent.They have thrownduston their heads;They have girdedthemselves with sackcloth.The virginsof JerusalemHave bowedtheir headsto the ground.
"I also clothedyou with embroideredclothand putsandalsof porpoiseskinon your feet; and I wrappedyou with finelinenand coveredyou with silk.
"I will bringterrorson you and you will be nomore;though you will be sought,you will neverbe foundagain,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"Your heartwas liftedup because of your beauty;You corruptedyour wisdomby reasonof your splendor.I castyou to the ground;I putyou beforekings,That they may seeyou.
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"On the daywhen it wentdownto SheolI causedlamentations;I closedthe deepoverit and heldbackits rivers.And [its] manywaterswere stoppedup, and I made Lebanonmournfor it, and allthe treesof the fieldwiltedawayon accountof it.
"I will makemanypeoplesappalledat you, and their kingswill be horriblyafraidof you when I brandishMy swordbeforethem; and they will trembleevery moment,everymanfor his own life,on the dayof your fall."
The kingwill mourn,the princewill be clothedwith horror,and the handsof the peopleof the landwill tremble.Accordingto their conductI will dealwith them, and by their judgmentsI will judgethem. And they will knowthat I am the LORD.'"
NowI will shortlypourout My wrathon you and spendMy angeragainst you; judgeyou according to your waysand bringon you allyour abominations.
Thenthe king'sfacegrewpaleand his thoughtsalarmedhim, and his hipjointswentslackand his kneesbegan knockingtogether.
They will walkafterthe LORD,He will roarlike a lion;IndeedHe will roarAnd [His] sonswill cometremblingfrom the west.
When the wordreachedthe kingof Nineveh,he arosefrom his throne,laidasidehis robefrom him, covered[himself] with sackclothand saton the ashes.
I will overthrowthe thronesof kingdomsand destroythe powerof the kingdomsof the nations;and I will overthrowthe chariotsand their riders,and the horsesand their riderswill godown,everyoneby the swordof another.'
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
"And the kingsof the earth,who committed [acts of] immoralityand lived sensuouslywith her, will weepand lamentoverher whenthey seethe smokeof her burning,
