He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head.
You have ended his splendor and cast his throne to the ground.
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wea
Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’