1 Woe to the city of blood,

full of lies,

full of plunder,

never without victims!

1 Woe to the bloody city,

all full of lies and plunder—

no end to the prey!

1 Woe to the bloody city!

It is all full of lies and robbery;

The prey departeth not;

1 What sorrow awaits Nineveh,

the city of murder and lies!

She is crammed with wealth

and is never without victims.

1 Woe to the bloody city!

It is all full of lies and robbery.

Its victim never departs.

1 How terrible it will be for the city that has killed so many.

It is full of lies

and goods stolen from other countries.

It is always killing somebody.

1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not.

1 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and violence; the prey departeth not.

1 How horrible it will be for that city of bloody violence! 

It is completely full of lies and stolen goods—never without victims. 

1 Woe to the city of blood,

totally deceitful,

full of plunder,

never without prey.

1 Ah! City of bloodshed,

utterly deceitful, full of booty—

no end to the plunder!

1 Woe to the city that has shed much blood!

She is a deceiver,

She is filled with plunder,

She has hoarded her spoils of war.

1 How terrible it will be for Nineveh!

It is a city of murderers!

It is full of liars!

It’s filled with stolen goods!

The killing never stops!