1. Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled, the oppressive city!
2. She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in Yahweh;she has not drawn near to her God.
3. The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.
4. Her prophets are reckless —treacherous men.Her priests profane the sanctuary;they do violence to instruction.
5. The righteous Lord is in her; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning;He does not fail at dawn,yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
6. I have cut off nations;their corner towers are destroyed.I have laid waste their streets,with no one to pass through.Their cities lie devastated,without a person, without an inhabitant.
7. I thought: You will certainly fear Meand accept correction.Then her dwelling place would not be cut offbased on all that I had allocated to her.However, they became more corruptin all their actions.
8. Therefore, wait for Me —this is the Lord’s declaration —until the day I rise up for plunder. For My decision is to gather nations,to assemble kingdoms,in order to pour out My indignation on them,all My burning anger;for the whole earth will be consumedby the fire of My jealousy.
9. For I will then restorepure speech to the peoplesso that all of them may callon the name of Yahwehand serve Him with a single purpose.
10. From beyond the rivers of Cush My supplicants, My dispersed people,will bring an offering to Me.
11. On that day you will not be put to shame because of everything you have donein rebelling against Me.For then I will removeyour proud, arrogant people from among you,and you will never again be haughtyon My holy mountain.
12. I will leavea meek and humble people among you,and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.