15. They are vanity, a work of delusion. In the time of their visitation they will perish.
16. The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
17. Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.
18. For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.”
19. Woe is me because of my injury! My wound is serious: but I said, “Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.”