²² But this is a people plundered and looted,
all of them trapped in holes
or imprisoned in dungeons.
They have become plunder^(A)
with no one to rescue them
and loot, with no one saying, “Give it back!”

²⁴ Who gave Jacob to the robber,^[a]
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord?
Have we not sinned against him?
They were not willing to walk in his ways,
and they would not listen to his instruction.

³² Their camels will become plunder,
and their massive herds of cattle will become spoil.^(A)
I will scatter them to the wind in every direction,
those who clip the hair on their temples;
I will bring calamity on them across all their borders.
This is the Lord’s declaration.