3:1 The filthy, stained city is as good as dead;
the city filled with oppressors is finished!
she refuses correction.
She does not trust the
she does not seek the advice of her God.
her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert,
who completely devour their prey by morning.
they are deceitful men.
Her priests defile what is holy;
they break God's laws.
he commits no unjust acts.
Every morning he reveals his justice.
At dawn he appears without fail.
Yet the unjust know no shame.
their walled cities are in ruins.
I turned their streets into ruins;
no one passes through them.
Their cities are desolate;
no one lives there.
Now you will accept correction!'
If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed
by all the punishments I have threatened.
But they eagerly sinned
in everything they did.
"for the day when I attack and take plunder.
I have decided to gather nations together
and assemble kingdoms,
so I can pour out my fury on them -
all my raging anger.
For the whole earth will be consumed
by my fiery anger.
the nations to give me acceptable praise.
All of them will invoke the
and will worship him in unison.
those who pray to me will bring me tribute.
for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast,
and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.
and they will find safety in the
They will not lie,
and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth.
Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down;
no one will terrify them."
Shout out, Israel!
Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
he has turned back your enemy.
Israel's king, the
You no longer need to fear disaster.
"Don't be afraid, Zion!
Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!
he is a warrior who can deliver.
He takes great delight in you;
he renews you by his love;
he shouts for joy over you."
I took them away from you;
they became tribute and were a source of shame to you.
I will rescue the lame sheep
and gather together the scattered sheep.
I will take away their humiliation
and make the whole earth admire and respect them.
at the time I gather you together.
Be sure of this! I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you
when you see me restore you," says the
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