^{1 Ref} For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, The whole supply of bread, And the whole supply of water;

^{2 Ref} The mighty man, The man of war, The judge, The prophet, The diviner, The elder,

^{3 Ref} The captain of fifty, The honorable man, The counselor, The skilled craftsman, And the clever enchanter.

^{4 Ref} I will give boys to be their princes, And children shall rule over them.

^{5 Ref} The people will be oppressed, Everyone by another, And everyone by his neighbor. The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, And the base against the honorable.

^{6 Ref} Indeed a man shall take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, "You have clothing, you be our ruler, And let this ruin be under your hand."

^{7 Ref} In that day he will cry out, saying, I will not be a healer; For in my house is neither bread nor clothing. You shall not make me ruler of the people.

^{8 Ref} For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen; Because their tongue and their doings are against Yahweh, To provoke the eyes of his glory.