"[Men] will claptheir handsat him And will hisshim from his place.
"And thishousewill becomea heapof ruins;everyonewho passesby will be astonishedand hissand say,Whyhas the LORDdonethusto thislandand to thishouse?'
"He is drivenfrom lightinto darkness,And chasedfrom the inhabitedworld.
"He fliesawaylike a dream,and they cannotfindhim; Even like a visionof the nighthe is chasedaway.
"Surelythereis a minefor silverAnd a placewhere they refinegold.
For he addsrebellionto his sin;He clapshis hands amongus, And multiplieshis wordsagainst God.'"
"He will not returnagainto his house,Norwill his placeknowhim anymore.
When it goes wellwith the righteous,the cityrejoices,And when the wickedperish,there is joyfulshouting.
"I will also makethiscitya desolationand an [object of] hissing;everyonewho passesby it will be astonishedand hissbecauseof allits disasters.
Allwho passalongthe wayClaptheir hands[in derision] at you; They hissand shaketheir headsAt the daughterof Jerusalem,"Is thisthe cityof whichthey said,The perfectionof beauty,A joyto allthe earth'?"
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyou have clappedyour handsand stampedyour feetand rejoicedwith allthe scornof your soulagainstthe landof Israel,
"The statutesof OmriAnd allthe worksof the houseof Ahabare observed;And in their devicesyou walk.ThereforeI will giveyou up for destructionAnd your inhabitantsfor derision,And you will bearthe reproachof My people."
Thereis norelieffor your breakdown,Your woundis incurable.Allwho hearaboutyou Will clap[their] handsoveryou, For on whomhas not your evilpassedcontinually?
Thisis the exultantcityWhich dwellssecurely,Who saysin her heart,"I am, and thereis noonebesidesme." Howshe has becomea desolation,A restingplacefor beasts!Everyonewho passesby her will hiss[And] wavehis hand[in contempt].
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
