For her wound is incurable
and has reached even Judah;
it has approached the gate of my people,
as far as Jerusalem.

Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair
in sorrow for your precious children;
make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
for they have been taken from you into exile.

One who breaks open the way
will advance before them;
they will break out, pass through the gate,
and leave by it.
Their King will pass through before them,
the Lord as their leader.

As for me, however, I am filled with power
by the Spirit of the Lord,
with justice and courage,
to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion
and to Israel his sin.

Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among the nations, among many peoples,
like a lion among animals of the forest,
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which tramples and tears as it passes through,
and there is no one to rescue them.

“As a result, I have begun to strike you severely,
bringing desolation because of your sins.

But I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

Then the earth will become a wasteland
because of its inhabitants
and as a result of their actions.

Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
the flock that is Your possession.
They live alone in a woodland
surrounded by pastures.
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in ancient times.

I will perform miracles for them
as in the days of your exodus
from the land of Egypt.

You will show loyalty to Jacob
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.