2 Nephi 13
1 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem,
and from Judah, the stay and the staff, the whole staff of bread, and the
whole stay of water —
2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the
prudent, and the ancient;
3 The captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counselor, and the
cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
4 And I will give children unto them to be their princes, and babes shall rule
over them.
5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by
his neighbor; the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and
the base against the honorable.
6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, and
shall say: Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let not this ruin come
under thy hand —
7 In that day shall he swear, saying: I will not be a healer; for in my house
there is neither bread nor clothing; make me not a ruler of the people.
8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen, because their tongues and
their doings have been against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them, and doth
declare their sin to be even as Sodom, and they cannot hide it. Wo unto their
souls, for they have rewarded evil unto themselves!
10 Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit
of their doings.
11 Wo unto the wicked, for they shall perish; for the reward of their hands
shall be upon them!
12 And my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them.
O my people, they who lead thee cause thee to err and destroy the way of thy
paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people and the
princes thereof; for ye have eaten up the vineyard and the spoil of the poor in
your houses.
15 What mean ye? Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the
poor, saith the Lord God of Hosts.
16 Moreover, the Lord saith: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
and walk with stretched-forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing
as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet —
17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the
daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling
ornaments, and cauls, and round tires like the moon;
19 The chains and the bracelets, and the mufflers;
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the
tablets, and the ear-rings;
21 The rings, and nose jewels;
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and
the crisping-pins;
23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and hoods, and the veils.
24 And it shall come to pass, instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and
instead of a girdle, a rent; and instead of well set hair, baldness; and instead
of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy mighty in the war.
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate, and shall
sit upon the ground.