1
Woe to her who elevates herself* and is polluted, to the city that exploits!
2
She hearkened not to the voice; she received◦ not discipline; she trusted not in Jehovah; she came· not ·near to▵ her God.
3
Her princes among her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the evening; they fracture· not the ·bones◦ for the morning.
4
Her prophets are fickle men◦ of treachery; her priests have profaned the sanctuary; they have violated the law.
5
Jehovah is just, He is in the midst◦ of her, He will not do perversity; in the morning, in the morning He gives His judgment to light; He will not be··absent; but the perverse one knows no◦ shame.
6
I have cut··off the nations; their corners are desolate; I made their streets a waste so that none passes··through. Their cities are rendered··uninhabitable, so that there is no man◦, neither any who dwell there.
7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear Me; thou wilt receive◦ discipline; and their abode should not be cut··off, all that I appointed for▵ them. Surely they got··up··early; they corrupted all their actions!
8
Therefore tarry ye for Me, says◦ Jehovah, for the day that I rise··up to the prey◦; for My judgment is to gather the nations, that I may bring··together the kingdoms, to spill··out upon them My indignation, even all My fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My zeal.
9
For then will I turn··over to▵ the peoples a purified lip, that all of them may call on◦ the name of Jehovah, to serve Him with one shoulder.
10
From across the rivers of Ethiopia, My supplicants, the daughter of My scattered, shall bring◦ My gift··offering.
11
In that◦ day thou shalt not be··ashamed for all thine actions, in which◦ thou hast transgressed against◦ Me; for then I will remove from among thee those who are triumphant in thy pride, and thou shalt not yet again be··haughty in the mountain of My holiness.
12
I will also leave in the midst◦ of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall have··confidence in the name of Jehovah.
13
Those who··are··left of Israel shall not do perversity, nor speak lies; neither shall a tongue of deceit be found in their mouth; for they◦ shall pasture and lie··down◦, and none shall frighten them.
14
Sing··aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be··glad and triumph with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15
Jehovah has removed thy judgments; He has turned◦ back thine enemy; the King of Israel, Jehovah, is in the midst◦ of thee; thou shalt not see evil any more◦.
16
In that◦ day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; Zion, let not thy hands be··slack.
17
Jehovah thy God in the midst◦ of thee is mighty; He will save, He will have··joy over thee with gladness; He will be··silent in His love; He will rejoice over thee with singing··aloud.
18
I will gather the sorrowful from the congregation◦, from thee they are a lifting··up of the reproach upon her.
19
Behold, I will deal with all that afflict thee at that◦ time; and I will save her who limps, and bring··together her who was cast··out◦; and I will make▫ them a praise and a name in all the land where they have been put to shame.
20
At that◦ time I will bring you again, even in the time that I bring· you ·together; for I will give you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn··back your captivity before▫ your eyes, says Jehovah.
