"And thenI will uncoverher lewdnessIn the sightof her lovers,And noonewill rescueher out of My hand.
For the sonsof the wickedAthaliahhad brokeninto the houseof Godand evenusedthe holythingsof the houseof the LORDfor the Baals.
"Nowconsiderthis,you who forgetGod,OrI will tear[you] in pieces, and therewill be noneto deliver.
Assuredly,the evilmanwill not gounpunished,But the descendantsof the righteouswill be delivered.
Therefore the Lordwill afflictthe scalpof the daughtersof Zionwith scabs,And the LORDwill maketheir foreheadsbare."
"Ifyou sayin your heart,Whyhave thesethingshappenedto me?' Because of the magnitudeof your iniquityYour skirtshave been removedAnd your heelshave been exposed.
"So I Myselfhave alsostrippedyour skirtsoffoveryour face,That your shamemay be seen.
"You tooksomeof your clothes,madefor yourself highplacesof variouscolorsand playedthe harloton them, which should nevercomeabout norhappen.
"Also My breadwhichI gaveyou, fineflour,oiland honeywith which I fedyou, you would offerbeforethem for a soothingaroma;so it happened,"declaresthe LordGOD.
They will dealwith you in hatred,takeallyour property,and leaveyou nakedand bare.And the nakednessof your harlotrieswill be uncovered,both your lewdnessand your harlotries.
Israelis a luxuriantvine;He producesfruitfor himself. The morehis fruit,The morealtarshe made;The richerhis land,The betterhe madethe [sacred] pillars.
When Ephraimspoke,[there was] trembling.He exaltedhimselfin Israel,But through Baalhe didwrongand died.
OrI will stripher nakedAnd exposeher as on the daywhen she was born.I will also makeher like a wilderness,Makeher like desertlandAnd slayher with thirst.
And as raiderswaitfor a man,[So] a bandof priestsmurderon the wayto Shechem;Surelythey have committedcrime.
The remnantof JacobWill be among the nations,AmongmanypeoplesLike a lionamong the beastsof the forest,Like a younglionamong flocksof sheep,Which,ifhe passesthrough,Tramplesdownand tears,And thereis noneto rescue.
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
