Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA
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1 Doom, obstinate one, the defiled one, the violent city.
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Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!
2 She listened to no voice; she accepted no discipline. She didn't trust in the LORD, nor did she draw near to her God.
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She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the LORD, she does not draw near to her God.
3 The princes in her midst are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the evening; they leave nothing for the morning.
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Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.
4 Her prophets are reckless, men of treachery. Her priests pollute that which is holy; they do violence to the Instruction.
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Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.
5 The LORD is righteous in her midst. He does nothing unjust. Morning by morning he renders justice, but the unrighteous one knows no shame.
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The LORD within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.
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