1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

*Jer. 6:6the oppressing city!

2 She listens to no voice;

*Jer. 5:3she accepts no correction.

*[ver. 12]She does not trust in the Lord;

she does not draw near to her God.

3 *Ezek. 22:27;[Mic. 3:9,10] Her officials within her

are roaring lions;

her judges are *Hab. 1:8evening wolves

that leave nothing till the morning.

4 *Jer. 23:11;Hos. 9:7Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;

*Jer. 23:11;Hos. 9:7her priests *Ezek. 22:26profane what is holy;

they do violence to the law.

5 The Lord within her *[Jer. 12:1] is righteous;

he does no injustice;

every morning he shows forth his justice;

each dawn he does not fail;

but *[ch. 2:1]the unjust knows no shame.

6 *See ch. 2:4-15"I have cut off nations;

their battlements are in ruins;

I have laid waste their streets

*[Zech. 7:14;9:8]so that no one walks in them;

their cities have been made desolate,

without a man, without an inhabitant.

7 *[Jer. 36:3] I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;

*[ver. 2] you will accept correction.

Then your*3:7 Hebrew her dwelling would not be cut off

according to all that I have appointed against you.’*3:7 Hebrew her

But *[Mic. 7:3]all the more they were eager

to make all their deeds corrupt.

8 "Therefore *Hab. 2:3;See Isa. 8:17wait for me," declares the Lord,

"for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.

For my decision is *Joel 3:2to gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

to pour out upon them my indignation,

all my burning anger;

for in the fire of my jealousy

*[ch. 1:18]all the earth shall be consumed.

9 "For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples

to *Isa. 19:18a pure speech,

that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord

and serve him with one accord.

10 *Ps. 68:31;Isa. 11:11;60:4From beyond the rivers *[ch. 2:12]of Cush

my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones,

shall bring my offering.

11 *Isa. 2:11"On that day *[Isa. 54:4] you shall not be put to shame

because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;

for then *[Mal. 4:1] I will remove from your midst

your proudly exultant ones,

and *Jer. 7:4;[Matt. 3:9]you shall no longer be haughty

in my holy mountain.

12 But I will leave in your midst

a people *Isa. 14:32;[Matt. 5:3] humble and lowly.

*[ver. 2]They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

13 *[ch. 2:7] those who are left in Israel;

they *Isa. 60:21shall do no injustice

and speak no lies,

*[Rev. 14:5] nor shall there be found in their mouth

a deceitful tongue.

*See Mic. 5:4For they shall graze and lie down,

and none shall make them afraid."

14 *Isa. 12:6;54:1;Zech. 2:10;9:9Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;

shout, O Israel!

Rejoice and exult with all your heart,

O daughter of Jerusalem!

15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;

he has cleared away your enemies.

*Matt. 27:42;John 1:49The King of Israel, *Ps. 46:5;Zech. 2:10;[Rev. 21:3]the Lord, is in your midst;

you shall never again fear evil.

16 *[See ver. 11above] On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:

"Fear not, O Zion;

*[Isa. 35:3;Heb. 12:12]let not your hands grow weak.

17 *[See ver. 15above] The Lord your God is in your midst,

*[Isa. 63:1] a mighty one who will save;

*Isa. 62:5;Jer. 32:41he will rejoice over you with gladness;

he will quiet you by his love;

he will exult over you with loud singing.

18 I will gather those of you who mourn *Lam. 1:4;2:6for the festival,

so that you will no longer suffer reproach.*3:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

19 Behold, at that time *[Isa. 60:14] I will deal

with all your oppressors.

And *Mic. 4:6,7I will save the lame

and gather the outcast,

and I will change *Isa. 61:7their shame into *[Jer. 13:11;33:9]praise

and renown in all the earth.

20 *Isa. 11:12;Jer. 32:37;Ezek. 11:17At that time I will bring you in,

at the time when I gather you together;

for I will make you renowned and praised

among all the peoples of the earth,

*ch. 2:7when I restore your fortunes

before your eyes," says the Lord.