1
Woe to her who is
rebellious and
defiled, The
tyrannical city!
h'nw{Y;h ryi['h<05892!> h'l'a.gin.w h'a.r{m yw{h
2
She
heeded no voice, She
accepted no instruction. She did not
trust in the
LORD, She did not
draw near to her
God.
h'why;B r's.Wm h'x.q'l a{l lw{q.B h'[.m'v a{l ? h'ber'q a{l 'hy,h{l/a -l,a h'x'j'b a{l
3
Her
princes within her are
roaring lions, Her
judges are
wolves at
evening; They
leave nothing for the
morning.
yebea.z 'hy,j.p{v ~yig]a{v tw{y'r]a H'B.riq.b 'hy,r'f ? r,q{B;l .Wm.r'g a{l b,r,[
4
Her
prophets are
reckless,
treacherous men; Her
priests have
profaned the
sanctuary. They have
done violence to the
law.
v,d{q -.Wl.Lix 'hy,n]h{K tw{d.g{B yev.n;a ~yiz]x{P 'hy,ayib.n ? h'rw{T .Ws.m'x
5
The
LORD is
righteous within her; He will
do no injustice.
Every morning He
brings His
justice to
light; He does not
fail. But the
unjust knows no shame.
r,q{B;B h'l.w;[ h,f][;y a{l H'B.riq.B qyiD;c h'wh.y ? ;[edw{y -a{l.w r'D.[,n a{l rw{a'l !eTIy w{j'P.vim r,q{B;B ? t,v{B l\W;[
6
"I have
cut off nations; Their
corner towers are in
ruins. I have
made their
streets desolate, With
no one passing by; Their
cities are
laid waste,
Without * a
man,
without * an
inhabitant.
~'tw{c.Wx yiT.b;r/x,h ~'tw{NiP .WM;v'n ~Iyw{g yiT;r.kih ? vyia -yil.Bim ~,hyer'[ .WD.cin rebw{[ yil.Bim ? bevw{y !yeaem
7
"I
said,
'Surely you will
revere Me,
Accept instruction.' So her
dwelling will not be
cut off According to
all that I have
appointed concerning her. But they were
eager to
corrupt all their
deeds.
r's.Wm yix.qiT yitw{a yia.ryiT -.k;a yiT.r;m'a ? 'hy,l'[ yiT.d;q'P -r,v]a l{K H'nw{[.m ter'KIy -a{l.w ? ~'tw{lyil][ l{K .Wtyix.vih .WmyiK.vih !ek'a
8
"Therefore wait for Me,"
declares the
LORD, "For the
day when I
rise up as a
witness.
Indeed, My
decision is to
gather nations, To
assemble kingdoms, To
pour out on them My
indignation,
All My
burning anger; For
all the
earth will be
devoured By the
fire of My
zeal.
yim.Wq ~w{y.l h'wh.y -mUa.n yil -.WK;x !ek'l ? tw{k'l.m;m yic.b'q.l ~Iyw{G @{s/a,l yij'P.vim yiK d;[.l ? yiK yiP;a !w{r]x l{K yim.[;z ~,hyel][ .${P.vil ? #,r'a'h -l'K lek'aeT yit'a.niq vea.B
9
"For
then I will
give to the
peoples purified lips, That
all of them may
call on the
name of the
LORD, To
serve Him
shoulder to
shoulder.
h'r.Wr.b h'p'f ~yiM;[ -l,a .${P.h,a z'a -yiK ? d'x,a ~,k.v w{d.b'[.l h'wh.y ~ev.B ~'LUk a{r.qil
10
"From
beyond the
rivers of
Ethiopia My
worshipers, My
dispersed ones, Will
bring My
offerings.
!.Wlibw{y y;c.WP -t;B y;r't][ v.Wk -yer]h;n.l r,be[em ? yit'x.nim
11
"In that
day you will
feel no shame Because of
all your
deeds By
which you have
rebelled against Me; For
then I will
remove from your
midst Your
proud,
exulting ones, And you will
never * again be
haughty On My
holy mountain.
.$Iy;t{lyil][ l{Kim yivw{bet a{l a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? yezyiL;[ .$eB.riQim ryis'a z'a -yiK yiB .T;[;v'P r,v]a ? r;h.B dw{[ h'h.b'g.l yipisw{t -a{l.w .$et'w]a;G ? yiv.d'q
12
"But I will
leave among you A
humble and
lowly people, And they will
take refuge in the
name of the
LORD.
~ev.B .Ws'x.w l'd'w yin'[ ~;[ .$eB.riq.b yiT.r;a.vih.w ? h'wh.y
13
"The
remnant of
Israel will
do no wrong And
tell no lies,
Nor will a
deceitful tongue Be
found in their
mouths; For they will
feed and
lie down With
no one to make them
tremble."
.Wr.B;d.y -a{l.w h'l.w;[ .Wf][;y -a{l lea'r.fIy tyirea.v ? tyim.r;T !w{v.l ~,hyip.B aec'MIy -a{l.w b'z'k ? dyir]x;m !yea.w .Wc.b'r.w .W[.rIy h'Meh -yiK
14
Shout for
joy, O
daughter of
Zion!
Shout in triumph, O
Israel!
Rejoice and
exult with
all your
heart, O
daughter of
Jerusalem!
yiz.l'[.w yix.mif lea'r.fIy .W[yir'h !w{Yic -t;B yiN'r ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y t;B bel -l'k.B
15
The
LORD has
taken away His
judgments against you, He has
cleared away your
enemies. The
King of
Israel, the
LORD, is in your
midst; You will
fear disaster no more.
lea'r.fIy .$,l,m .$eb.y{a h'NiP .$Iy;j'P.vim h'wh.y ryiseh ? dw{[ ['r yia.ryit -a{l .$eB.riq.B h'wh.y
16
In that
day it will be
said to
Jerusalem: "Do not be
afraid, O
Zion; Do not let your
hands fall limp.
yia'ryiT -l;a ~i;l'v.Wryil rem'aey a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? .$Iy'd'y .WP.rIy -l;a !w{Yic
17
"The
LORD your
God is in your
midst, A
victorious warrior. He will
exult over you with
joy, He will be
quiet in His
love, He will
rejoice over you with
shouts of
joy.
fyif'y ;[yivw{y rw{BiG keB.riq.B .$Iy;h{l/a h'wh.y ? .$Iy;l'[ lyig'y w{t'b]h;a.B vyir]x;y h'x.mif.B .$Iy;l'[ ? h'Nir.B
18
"I will
gather those who
grieve about the
appointed feasts - They
came from you, O Zion; The
reproach of exile is a
burden on them.
'hy,l'[ tea.f;m .Wy'h .$eMim yiT.p;s'a de[w{Mim yeg.Wn ? h'P.r,x
19
"Behold, I am going to
deal at that
time With
all your
oppressors, I will
save the
lame And
gather the
outcast, And I will
turn their
shame into
praise and
renown In
all the
earth.
ayih;h te['B .$Iy;N;[.m -l'K -t,a h,f{[ yin.nih ? ~yiT.m;f.w #eB;q]a h'x'DiN;h.w h'[el{C;h -t,a yiT.[;vw{h.w ? ~'T.v'B #,r'a'h -l'k.B ~ev.l.W h'Lih.til
20
"At that
time I will
bring you in, Even at the
time when I
gather you together;
Indeed, I will
give you
renown and
praise Among
all the
peoples of the
earth, When I
restore your
fortunes before your
eyes,"
Says the
LORD.
~,k.t,a yic.B;q te['b.W ~,k.t,a ayib'a ayih;h te['B ? yeM;[ l{k.B h'Lih.til.w ~ev.l ~,k.t,a !eT,a -yiK ? ~,kyenye[.l ~,kyet.Wb.v -t,a yib.Wv.B #,r'a'h ? h'wh.y r;m'a