Woe to Jerusalem

¹Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

the oppressing city.

²She obeys no voice,

she receives no correction;

she does not trust in the Lord ,

she does not draw near to her God.

³Her princes within her are roaring lions;

her judges are evening wolves

who leave nothing until the morning.

⁴Her prophets are reckless,

treacherous men;

her priests have profaned the sanctuary

and done violence to the law.

⁵The Lord is righteous in her midst;

He does no unrighteousness.

Every morning He brings His justice to light;

He does not fail,

but the unjust knows no shame.

⁶I have cut off nations,

their strongholds are devastated;

I have made their streets desolate,

with no one passing by.

Their cities are destroyed;

there is no man, no inhabitant.

⁷I said,

“Surely you will fear Me;

and you will receive correction.”

So her dwelling will not be cut off,

according to all that I have appointed against her.

But they were more eager

to corrupt all their deeds.

The Conversion of the Nations

⁸Therefore wait for Me, declares the Lord ,

until the day when I rise up to seize the plunder;

for My decision is to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

to pour on them My indignation,

all My fierce anger;

for all the earth will be devoured

with the fire of My jealousy.

⁹For then I will restore to the peoples a pure speech[#Isa 19:18]

that all of them may call on the name of the Lord ,

to serve Him with one accord.

¹⁰From beyond the rivers of Cush

My worshippers, the daughter of My dispersed ones,

will bring My offering.

¹¹On that day you will not be ashamed[#Isa 54:4; Joel 2:26–27]

for all your deeds by which you have transgressed against Me;

for then I will remove from your midst

those who rejoice in your pride,

and you will no longer be haughty

in My holy mountain.

¹²But I will leave in your midst

a meek and humble people,

and they will trust in the name of the Lord .

¹³The remnant of Israel will do no unrighteousness,

nor speak lies;

nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;

for they will feed and lie down,

and no one will make them afraid.

Israel’s Song of Joy

¹⁴Sing, O daughter of Zion![#Isa 12:6; 54:1]

Shout, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

¹⁵The Lord has taken away your judgments,

He has cast out your enemies.

The King of Israel, the Lord , is in your midst;

you will see evil no more.

¹⁶On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:

Fear not, O Zion;

let not your hands be slack.

¹⁷The Lord your God is in your midst,

a Mighty One, who will save.

He will rejoice over you with gladness,

He will renew you with His love,

He will rejoice over you with singing.

¹⁸I will gather those who grieve

for the appointed festival,

which is a reproach and burden on you.

¹⁹At that time I will deal

with all who oppress you;

I will save the lame

and gather the outcast;

I will give them praise and fame

in every land where they have been put to shame.

²⁰At that time I will bring you in,

at the time when I gather you;

for I will make you renowned and praised

among all peoples of the earth,

when I restore your fortunes

before your eyes,

says the Lord .