| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! | 1The filthy, stained city is as good as dead; the city filled with oppressors is finished! |
| 2She has not obeyed His voice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in the LORD, She has not drawn near to her God. | 2She is disobedient; she refuses correction. She does not trust the LORD; she does not seek the advice of her God. |
| 3Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning. | 3Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning. |
| 4Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law. | 4Her prophets are proud; they are deceitful men. Her priests defile what is holy; they break God's laws. |
| 5The LORD is righteous in her midst, He will do no unrighteousness. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He never fails, But the unjust knows no shame. | 5The just LORD resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame. |
| 6“I have cut off nations, Their fortresses are devastated; I have made their streets desolate, With none passing by. Their cities are destroyed; There is no one, no inhabitant. | 6"I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there. |
| 7I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me, You will receive instruction’— So that her dwelling would not be cut off, Despite everything for which I punished her. But they rose early and corrupted all their deeds. | 7I thought, 'Certainly you will respect me! Now you will accept correction!' If she had done so, her home would not be destroyed by all the punishments I have threatened. But they eagerly sinned in everything they did. |
| 8“Therefore wait for Me,” says the LORD, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All My fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy. | 8Therefore you must wait patiently for me," says the LORD, "for the day when I attack and take plunder. I have decided to gather nations together and assemble kingdoms, so I can pour out my fury on them--all my raging anger. For the whole earth will be consumed by my fiery anger. |
| 9“For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with one accord. | 9Know for sure that I will then enable the nations to give me acceptable praise. All of them will invoke the LORD's name when they pray, and will worship him in unison. |
| 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering. | 10From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, those who pray to me will bring me tribute. |
| 11In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds In which you transgress against Me; For then I will take away from your midst Those who rejoice in your pride, And you shall no longer be haughty In My holy mountain. | 11In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill. |
| 12I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, And they shall trust in the name of the LORD. | 12I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, and they will find safety in the LORD's presence. |
| 13The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness And speak no lies, Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; For they shall feed their flocks and lie down, And no one shall make them afraid.” | 13The Israelites who remain will not act deceitfully. They will not lie, and a deceitful tongue will not be found in their mouth. Indeed, they will graze peacefully like sheep and lie down; no one will terrify them." |
| 14Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! | 14Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! |
| 15The LORD has taken away your judgments, He has cast out your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; You shall see disaster no more. | 15The LORD has removed the judgment against you; he has turned back your enemy. Israel's king, the LORD, is in your midst! You no longer need to fear disaster. |
| 16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: “Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak. | 16On that day they will say to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic! |
| 17The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” | 17The LORD your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you." |
| 18“I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly, Who are among you, To whom its reproach is a burden. | 18"As for those who grieve because they cannot attend the festivals--I took them away from you; they became tribute and were a source of shame to you. |
| 19Behold, at that time I will deal with all who afflict you; I will save the lame, And gather those who were driven out; I will appoint them for praise and fame In every land where they were put to shame. | 19Look, at that time I will deal with those who mistreated you. I will rescue the lame sheep and gather together the scattered sheep. I will take away their humiliation and make the whole earth admire and respect them. |
| 20At that time I will bring you back, Even at the time I gather you; For I will give you fame and praise Among all the peoples of the earth, When I return your captives before your eyes,” Says the LORD. | 20At that time I will lead you--at the time I gather you together. Be sure of this! I will make all the nations of the earth respect and admire you when you see me restore you," says the LORD. |
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