not caring about the Lord's work, nor about how He deals with His people.
- Note: “strong drink" is the wine, or ways, of Babylon (2 Ne 27:4, D&C 88:94).
My people have gone into captivity because they have no knowledge. Their leaders are starved, and they as a people have withered.
These multitudes of people will all descend into hell, along with all their glory, pomp and celebrating. For the unjust will be brought down, and those in high positions will be humbled.
Only the Lord of Hosts will be exalted, for God will show His holiness by His righteous judgments. After these judgments, His people will be fed in the wasted places of the wicked.
And cursed are the vain and sinful, who will bring on their own judgments by saying,
“Let the Lord hurry and do His work so we can see it. Let us see the counsel of the Holy One of Israel. Then we will know it is true."
Cursed are those who call evil good and good evil.
Cursed are those who consider themselves to be experts and full of knowledge.
Cursed are the mighty leaders who drink Babylon's wine (destructive ways), who are bribed by the wicked to take justice away from the righteous.
Because the Lord's people do these things, despising and throwing away His words and laws, they will be burned like dried weeds as their glory goes up in smoke. For the Lord is angry with His people and will stretch forth His hand against them.
Their hills will tremble, and their dead bodies will be torn apart by dogs in their streets. After all this destruction, the Lord's anger will not be turned away, but His judgments will continue.
