24We have heard the report thereof; our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side.
26O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.
27I have made thee a trier [and] a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.
28They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders; they are brass and iron: they all of them deal corruptly.
29The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.
30Refuse silver shall men them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.
