Add parallel Print Page Options

13 The Lord is ready to accuse
    and judge all nations.
14 He will even judge
you rulers and leaders
    of his own nation.
You destroyed his vineyard[a]
and filled your houses
    by robbing the poor.
15 The Lord All-Powerful says,
“You have crushed my people
    and rubbed in the dirt
    the faces of the poor.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 3.14 his vineyard: The nation Israel (see 5.1-7).

13 The Lord takes his place in court;(A)
    he rises to judge(B) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(C)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(D) from the poor(E) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(F)
    and grinding(G) the faces of the poor?”(H)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(I)

Read full chapter