1. The women of Israel are singled out here for condemnation. These are their sins: they "oppress the poor" and "crush the needy"--two ways of saying the same thing. There are no particulars here. Perhaps these women have servants whom they underpay and abuse. I am not sure how else they would be in a position to hurt poor people.
2. In any case, the punishment for their sin is certain. They will be carried into captivity: "They will take you away with meat hooks, and the last of you with fish hooks."
God has sworn that this will happen by His own holiness, so they will not be able to escape their doom.
3. When the city is sacked, the women will depart "through breaches in the walls." The women will be cast to Harmon--and apparently no one knows who or what Harmon is.
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