1Woe[H1945] to her that is filthy[H4754] and polluted[H1351], to the oppressing[H3238]city[H5892]!
2
She obeyed[H8085] not the voice[H6963]; she received[H3947] not correction[H4148]; she trusted[H982] not in the LORD[H3068]; she drew not near[H7126] to her God[H430].
3
Her princes[H8269]within[H7130] her are roaring[H7580]lions[H738]; her judges[H8199] are evening[H6153]wolves[H2061]; they gnaw not the bones[H1633] till the morrow[H1242].
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Her prophets[H5030] are light[H6348] and treacherous[H900]persons[H582]: her priests[H3548] have polluted[H2490] the sanctuary[H6944], they have done violence[H2554] to the law[H8451].
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The just[H6662]LORD[H3068] is in the midst[H7130] thereof; he will not do[H6213]iniquity[H5766]: every[H1242]morning[H1242] doth he bring[H5414] his judgment[H4941] to light[H216], he faileth[H5737] not; but the unjust[H5767]knoweth[H3045] no shame[H1322].
6
I have cut off[H3772] the nations[H1471]: their towers[H6438] are desolate[H8074]; I made their streets[H2351]waste[H2717], that none passeth by[H5674]: their cities[H5892] are destroyed[H6658], so that there is no man[H376], that there is none inhabitant[H3427].
7
I said[H559], Surely thou wilt fear[H3372] me, thou wilt receive[H3947]instruction[H4148]; so their dwelling[H4583] should not be cut off[H3772], howsoever[H834] I punished[H6485] them: but[H403] they rose early[H7925], and corrupted[H7843] all their doings[H5949].
8
Therefore wait[H2442] ye upon me, saith[H5002] the LORD[H3068], until the day[H3117] that I rise up[H6965] to the prey[H5706]: for my determination[H4941] is to gather[H622] the nations[H1471], that I may assemble[H6908] the kingdoms[H4467], to pour[H8210] upon them mine indignation[H2195], even all my fierce[H2740]anger[H639]: for all the earth[H776] shall be devoured[H398] with the fire[H784] of my jealousy[H7068].
9
For then will I turn[H2015] to the people[H5971] a pure[H1305]language[H8193], that they may all call[H7121] upon the name[H8034] of the LORD[H3068], to serve[H5647] him with one[H259]consent[H7926].
10
From beyond[H5676] the rivers[H5104] of Ethiopia[H3568] my suppliants[H6282], even the daughter[H1323] of my dispersed[H6327], shall bring[H2986] mine offering[H4503].
11
In that day[H3117] shalt thou not be ashamed[H954] for all thy doings[H5949], wherein thou hast transgressed[H6586] against me: for then I will take away[H5493] out of the midst[H7130] of thee them that rejoice[H5947] in thy pride[H1346], and thou shalt no more[H3254] be haughty[H1361] because of my holy[H6944]mountain[H2022].
12
I will also leave[H7604] in the midst[H7130] of thee an afflicted[H6041] and poor[H1800]people[H5971], and they shall trust[H2620] in the name[H8034] of the LORD[H3068].
13
The remnant[H7611] of Israel[H3478] shall not do[H6213]iniquity[H5766], nor speak[H1696]lies[H3577]; neither shall a deceitful[H8649]tongue[H3956] be found[H4672] in their mouth[H6310]: for they shall feed[H7462] and lie down[H7257], and none shall make them afraid[H2729].
14Sing[H7442], O daughter[H1323] of Zion[H6726]; shout[H7321], O Israel[H3478]; be glad[H8055] and rejoice[H5937] with all the heart[H3820], O daughter[H1323] of Jerusalem[H3389].
15
The LORD[H3068] hath taken away[H5493] thy judgments[H4941], he hath cast out[H6437] thine enemy[H341]: the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478], even the LORD[H3068], is in the midst[H7130] of thee: thou shalt not see[H7200]evil[H7451] any more.
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In that day[H3117] it shall be said[H559] to Jerusalem[H3389], Fear[H3372] thou not: and to Zion[H6726], Let not thine hands[H3027] be slack[H7503].
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The LORD[H3068] thy God[H430] in the midst[H7130] of thee is mighty[H1368]; he will save[H3467], he will rejoice[H7797] over thee with joy[H8057]; he will rest[H2790] in his love[H160], he will joy[H1523] over thee with singing[H7440].
18
I will gather[H622] them that are sorrowful[H3013] for the solemn assembly[H4150], who are of thee, to whom the reproach[H2781] of it was a burden[H4864].
19
Behold, at that time[H6256] I will undo[H6213] all that afflict[H6031] thee: and I will save[H3467] her that halteth[H6760], and gather[H6908] her that was driven out[H5080]; and I will get[H7760] them praise[H8416] and fame[H8034] in every land[H776] where they have been put to shame[H1322].
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At that time[H6256] will I bring[H935] you again, even in the time[H6256] that I gather[H6908] you: for I will make[H5414] you a name[H8034] and a praise[H8416] among all people[H5971] of the earth[H776], when I turn back[H7725] your captivity[H7622] before your eyes[H5869], saith[H559] the LORD[H3068].