1. Oy to the oppressive city— filthy and defiled!
2. She did not obey; she took no correction. She did not trust in Adonai. She did not draw near to her God.
3. Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the night, leaving nothing but bones for morning.
4. Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men. Her kohanim have profaned what is holy. They do violence to Torah.
5. Adonai is righteous in her midst. He will do no injustice. Morning by morning He brings His justice to light. He does not fail. Yet the unjust knows no shame.
6. I have cut off nations. Their towers have become desolate. I have destroyed their streets. with no one passing by. Their cities are laid waste, with no one—none living there.