šÆ Evil from the North and a Great Calamity
- āSound the shofar in Tekoa⦠raise a standard over Beth-hakeremā ā for destruction comes from the north.
- āThe comely and delicate one have I destroyedā ā daughter of Zion shall be besieged.
- Shepherds pitch tents around her; war preparations intensify: āArise, let us go up at noontime⦠at night let us destroy her palacesā.
style="text-align: justify">š° Siege Upon the City of Oppression
- Hashem commands: āCut trees and cast a siege mound on Jerusalemā ā for oppression fills her midst.
- āAs a well lets its water flow, so has she let her evil flowā ā violence, spoil, sickness, and wounds abound.
- A warning: āBe corrected, O Jerusalem, lest My soul be alienated⦠lest I make you a desolationā.
style="text-align: justify">š Gleaning the Remnant
- āThey shall thoroughly glean like a vine the remnant of Israelā ā judgment will be thorough.
- But āto whom shall I speak and warn?ā ā their ears are clogged, the word of Hashem is a disgrace to them.
style="text-align: justify">š„ Fury Unleashed
- Hashemās fury cannot be contained: āI will pour it out upon the babes⦠the young men⦠the old manā.
- āTheir houses shall be turned over to others⦠for I will stretch out My handā.
- āFrom smallest to greatest, all commit robbery⦠prophet to priest, all deal falselyā.
style="text-align: justify">šļø False Peace and Shamelessness
- āThey healed the breach⦠saying āPeace, peace,ā but there is no peaceā.
- āThey shall be put to shame⦠but they do not know to feel disgraceā ā they will fall among the slain.
style="text-align: justify">š¤ļø The Old Paths Rejected
- Hashem pleads: āStand on the roads⦠ask of the paths of old⦠go on it and find restā ā but they said, āWe will not goā.
- āHearken to the sound of the shofarā ā but they said, āWe will not hearkenā.