Dual Panel1The filthy <04754>, stained <01351> city is as good as dead <01945>; the city <05892> filled with oppressors <03238> is finished!
2She is disobedient <06963> <08085> <03808>; she refuses <03947> <03808> correction <04148>. She does not <03808> trust <0982> the Lord <03068>; she does not <03808> seek <07126> the advice of her God <0430>.
3Her princes <08269> are as fierce as roaring <07580> lions <0738>; her rulers <08199> are as hungry as wolves <02061> in the desert, who completely devour <01633> their prey by morning <01242>.
4Her prophets <05030> are proud <06348>; they are deceitful <0900> men <0582>. Her priests <03548> defile <02490> what is holy <06944>; they break <02554> God’s laws <08451>.
5The just <06662> Lord <03068> resides within <07130> her; he commits <06213> no <03808> unjust <05766> acts. Every morning <01242> <01242> he reveals his justice <04941>. At dawn <0216> he appears without <03808> fail <05737>. Yet the unjust <05767> know <03045> no shame <01322>.
6“I destroyed <03772> nations <01471>; their walled cities <06438> are in ruins <08074>. I turned their streets <02351> into ruins <02717>; no <01097> one passes through <05674> them. Their cities <05892> are desolate <06658>; no <01097> one <0376> lives <03427> there.
7I thought <0559>, ‘Certainly <0389> you will respect <03372> me! Now you will accept <03947> correction <04148>!’ If she had done so, her home <04585> would not <03808> be destroyed <03772> by all <03605> the punishments <0834> I have threatened <06485>. But <0403> they eagerly <07925> sinned <07843> in everything <03605> they did <05949>.
8Therefore <03651> you must wait <02442> patiently for me,” says <05002> the Lord <03068>, “for the day <03117> when I attack <06965> and take plunder <05706>. I have decided to gather <0622> nations <01471> together and assemble <06908> kingdoms <04467>, so I can pour out <08210> my fury <02195> on <05921> them– all <03605> my raging <02740> anger <0639>. For <03588> the whole <03605> earth <0776> will be consumed <0398> by my fiery <0784> anger <07068>.
9Know for <03588> sure that I will then <0227> enable <02015> the nations <05971> to give me acceptable <01305> praise <08193>. All <03605> of them will invoke <07121> the Lord’s <03068> name <08034> when they pray, and will worship <05647> him in unison <0259> <07926>.
10From beyond <05676> the rivers <05104> of Ethiopia <03568>, those who pray to me <06282> will bring <02986> me tribute <04503>.
11In that day <03117> you will not <03808> be ashamed <0954> of all <03605> your rebelliousness <06586> <05949> against me, for <03588> then <0227> I will remove <05493> from your midst <07130> those who proudly <05947> boast <01346>, and you will never <03808> again <03254> be arrogant <01361> on my holy <06944> hill <02022>.
12I will leave <07604> in your midst <07130> a humble <06041> and meek group <01800> of people <05971>, and they will find safety <02620> in the Lord’s <03068> presence <08034>.
13The Israelites <03478> who remain <07611> will not <03808> act <06213> deceitfully <05766>. They will not <03808> lie <03577>, and a deceitful <08649> tongue <03956> will not <03808> be found <04672> in their mouth <06310>. Indeed, they <01992> will graze peacefully like sheep <07462> and lie <07257> down; no <0369> one will terrify <02729> them.”
14Shout for joy <07442>, Daughter <01323> Zion <06726>! Shout out <07321>, Israel <03478>! Be happy <08055> and boast <05937> with all <03605> your heart <03820>, Daughter <01323> Jerusalem <03389>!
15The Lord <03068> has removed <05493> the judgment <04941> against you; he has turned back <06437> your enemy <0341>. Israel’s <03478> king <04428>, the Lord <03068>, is in your midst <07130>! You no <03808> longer <05750> need to fear <03372> disaster <07451>.
16On that <01931> day <03117> they will say <0559> to Jerusalem <03389>, “Don’t <0408> be afraid <03372>, Zion <06726>! Your hands <03027> must not <0408> be paralyzed from panic <07503>!
17The Lord <03068> your God <0430> is in your midst <07130>; he is a warrior <01368> who can deliver <03467>. He takes great delight <07797> in <05921> you <08057>; he renews <02790> you by his love <0160>; he shouts <07440> for joy <01523> over <05921> you.”
18“As for those who grieve <03013> because they cannot attend <0622> the festivals <04150>– I took them away from <04480> you; they became <01961> tribute <04864> and were a source of shame <02781> to you.
19Look <02005>, at that time <06256> I will deal <06213> with those <03605> who mistreated <06031> you. I will rescue <03467> the lame <06760> sheep and gather together <06908> the scattered <05080> sheep. I will take away their humiliation <01322> and make <07760> the whole <03605> earth <0776> admire <08416> and respect <08034> them.
20At that time <06256> I will lead <0935> you– at the time <06256> I gather <06908> you together <06908>. Be sure of this! I will make <05414> all <03605> the nations <05971> of the earth <0776> respect <08034> and admire <08416> you when you see <05869> me restore <07725> you <07622>,” says <0559> the Lord <03068>.