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14 Yahweh presents his case to the respected leaders
    and the officials of his people:
        “You have burned down the vineyard!
            Your houses are filled with goods stolen from the poor.”
15 Adonay Yahweh Tsebaoth asks,
    “How can you crush my people
        and grind the faces of the poor into the ground?”
16 Yahweh adds,
    “The women of Zion are arrogant.
        They walk with their noses in the air,
            making seductive glances,
            taking short little steps,
            jingling the ankle bracelets on their feet.”

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14 The Lord enters into judgment(A)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(B) from the poor(C) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(D)
    and grinding(E) the faces of the poor?”(F)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(G)

16 The Lord says,
    “The women of Zion(H) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(I)
    flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
    with ornaments jingling on their ankles.

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