¹ 耶和華的話又臨到我說：

² 人子啊，你要審問審問這流人血的城麼﹖當使他知道他一切可憎的事。

³ 你要說，主耶和華如此說：哎！這城有流人血的事在其中，叫他受報的日期來到，又做偶像玷污自己，陷害自己。

⁴ 你因流了人的血，就為有罪；你做了偶像，就玷污自己，使你受報之日臨近，報應之年來到。所以我叫你受列國的凌辱和列邦的譏誚。

⁵ 你這名臭、多亂的城啊，那些離你近、離你遠的都必譏誚你。

⁶ 看哪，以色列的首領各逞其能，在你中間流人之血。

⁷ 在你中間有輕慢父母的，有欺壓寄居的，有虧負孤兒寡婦的。

⁸ 你藐視了我的聖物，干犯了我的安息日。

⁹ 在你中間有讒謗人、流人血的；有在山上吃過祭偶像之物的，有行淫亂的。

¹⁰ 在你中間有露繼母下體羞辱父親的，有玷辱月經不潔淨之婦人的。

¹¹ 這人與鄰舍的妻行可憎的事；那人貪淫玷污兒婦；還有玷辱同父之姊妹的。

¹² 在你中間有為流人血受賄賂的；有向借錢的弟兄取利，向借糧的弟兄多要的。且因貪得無饜，欺壓鄰舍奪取財物，竟忘了我。這是主耶和華說的。

¹³ 看哪，我因你所得不義之財和你中間所流的血，就拍掌歎息。

¹⁴ 到了我懲罰你的日子，你的心還能忍受麼﹖你的手還能有力麼﹖我─耶和華說了這話，就必照著行。

¹⁵ 我必將你分散在列國，四散在列邦。我也必從你中間除掉你的污穢。

¹⁶ 你必在列國人的眼前因自己所行的被褻瀆，你就知道我是耶和華。

¹⁷ 耶和華的話臨到我說：

¹⁸ 人子啊，以色列家在我看為渣滓。他們都是爐中的銅、錫、鐵、鉛，都是銀渣滓。

¹⁹ 所以主耶和華如此說：因你們都成為渣滓，我必聚集你們在耶路撒冷中。

²⁰ 人怎樣將銀、銅、鐵、鉛、錫聚在爐中，吹火鎔化；照樣，我也要發怒氣和忿怒，將你們聚集放在城中，鎔化你們。

²¹ 我必聚集你們，把我烈怒的火吹在你們身上，你們就在其中鎔化。

²² 銀子怎樣鎔化在爐中，你們也必照樣鎔化在城中，你們就知道我─耶和華是將忿怒倒在你們身上了。

²³ 耶和華的話臨到我說：

²⁴ 人子啊，你要對這地說：你是未得潔淨之地，在惱恨的日子也沒有雨下在你以上。

²⁵ 其中的先知同謀背叛，如咆哮的獅子抓撕掠物。他們吞滅人民，搶奪財寶，使這地多有寡婦。

²⁶ 其中的祭司強解我的律法，褻瀆我的聖物，不分別聖的和俗的，也不使人分辨潔淨的和不潔淨的，又遮眼不顧我的安息日；我也在他們中間被褻慢。

²⁷ 其中的首領彷彿豺狼抓撕掠物，殺人流血，傷害人命，要得不義之財。

²⁸ 其中的先知為百姓用未泡透的灰抹牆，就是為他們見虛假的異象，用謊詐的占卜，說：主耶和華如此說，其實耶和華沒有說。

²⁹ 國內眾民一味地欺壓，慣行搶奪，虧負困苦窮乏的，背理欺壓寄居的。

³⁰ 我在他們中間尋找一人重修牆垣，在我面前為這國站在破口防堵，使我不滅絕這國，卻找不著一個。

³¹ 所以我將惱恨倒在他們身上，用烈怒的火滅了他們，照他們所行的報應在他們頭上。這是主耶和華說的。

¹ Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.

² Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.

³ For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a torch.

⁴ My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread.

⁵ By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.

⁶ I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.

⁷ I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.

⁸ My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.

⁹ For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,

¹⁰ Because of your indignation and your wrath, for you have taken me up, and thrown me away.

¹¹ My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass.

¹² But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.

¹³ You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.

¹⁴ For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust.

¹⁵ So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; all the kings of the earth your glory.

¹⁶ For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

¹⁷ He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

¹⁸ This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah.

¹⁹ For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;

²⁰ to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

²¹ that men may declare the name of Yahweh in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

²² when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.

²³ He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.

²⁴ I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.

²⁵ Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.

²⁶ They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.

²⁷ But you are the same. Your years will have no end.

²⁸ The children of your servants will continue. Their seed will be established before you." By David.