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1.    Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the  oppressing city!
 
2.    She hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction;  she confided not in Jehovah; she drew not near her God.
 
3.    Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her  judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.
 
4.    Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her  priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.
 
5.    The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no  wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it  faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.
 
6.    I have cut off nations: their battlements are desolate; I  made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities  are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no  inhabitant.
 
7.    I said, Only fear me, receive correction; so her dwelling  shall not be cut off, howsoever I may punish her. But they rose  early, they corrupted all their doings.
 
8.    Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that  I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the  nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon  them mine indignation, -- all my fierce anger: for all the  earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
 
9.    For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that  they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with  one consent.
 
10.    From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter  of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation.
 
11.    In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings  wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take  away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and  thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
 
12.    And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor  people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.
 
13.    The remnant of Israel shall not work unrighteousness, nor  speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their  mouth: but they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make  them afraid.
 
14.    Exult, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; rejoice and be  glad with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem:
 
15.    Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out  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 not; Zion,  let not thy hands be slack.
 
17.    Jehovah thy God is in thy midst, a mighty one that will  save: he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his  love; he will exult over thee with singing.
 
18.    I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assemblies,  who were of thee: the reproach of it was a burden unto them.
 
19.    Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict  thee; and I will save her that halted, and gather her that was  driven out; and I will make them a praise and a name in all the  lands where they have been put to shame.
 
20.    At that time will I bring you, yea, at the time that I  gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise, among all  the peoples of the earth, when I shall turn again your  captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.