5. You will each be cruelto friends and neighbours.Young people will insulttheir elders;no one will show respectto those who deserve it.
6. Some of you will grab holdof a relative and say,“You still have a coat.Be our leader and rulethis pile of ruins.”
7. But the answer will be,“I can't do you any good.Don't make me your leader.There's no food or clothingleft in my house.”
8. Jerusalem and Judah,you rebelled againstyour glorious Lord—your words and your actions,made you stumble and fall.