1 Woe to the city of oppressors,

rebellious and defiled!

2 She obeys no one,

she accepts no correction.

She does not trust in the Lord,

she does not draw near to her God.

3 Her officials within her

are roaring lions;

her rulers are evening wolves,

who leave nothing for the morning.

4 Her prophets are unprincipled;

they are treacherous people.

Her priests profane the sanctuary

and do violence to the law.

1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction;

She trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.

3 Her princes within her are roaring lions;

Her judges are evening wolves;

They gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons:

Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

1 What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,

the city of violence and crime!

2 No one can tell it anything;

it refuses all correction.

It does not trust in the Lord

or draw near to its God.

3 Its leaders are like roaring lions

hunting for their victims.

Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,

who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.

Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.

1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted,

To the oppressing city!

2 She 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.

3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;

Her judges are evening wolves

That leave not a bone till morning.

4 Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people;

Her priests have polluted the sanctuary,

They have done violence to the law.

1 How terrible for the wicked, stubborn city of Jerusalem,

which hurts its own people.

2 It obeys no voice;

it can’t be taught to do right.

It doesn’t trust the Lord;

it doesn’t worship its God.

3 Its officers are like roaring lions.

Its rulers are like hungry wolves that attack in the evening,

and in the morning nothing is left of those they attacked.

4 Its prophets are proud;

they are people who cannot be trusted.

Its priests don’t respect holy things;

they break God’s teachings.

1 Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city! 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

1 Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city! 2 She hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she confided not in Jehovah; she drew not near her God. 3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

1 How horrible it will be for that rebellious 

and corrupt place, the city of violence. 

2 It obeys no one. 

It does not accept correction. 

It does not trust the Lord. 

It does not draw close to its God. 

3 Its officials are ⸤like⸥ roaring lions. 

Its judges are ⸤like⸥ wolves in the evening. 

They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning. 

4 Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful. 

Its priests contaminate what is holy. 

They violate the teachings. 

1 Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled,

the oppressive city!

2 She has not obeyed;

she has not accepted discipline.

She has not trusted in Yahweh;

she has not drawn near to her God.

3 The princes within her are roaring lions;

her judges are wolves of the night,

which leave nothing for the morning.

4 Her prophets are reckless —

treacherous men.

Her priests profane the sanctuary;

they do violence to instruction.

1 Ah, soiled, defiled,

oppressing city!

2 It has listened to no voice;

it has accepted no correction.

It has not trusted in the Lord;

it has not drawn near to its God.

3 The officials within it

are roaring lions;

its judges are evening wolves

that leave nothing until the morning.

4 Its prophets are reckless,

faithless persons;

its priests have profaned what is sacred,

they have done violence to the law.

1 Woe to you, O rebellious and defiled one!

The oppressing city!

2 She listens to no voice;

she does not accept correction.

In Yahweh she does not trust;

to her God she does not draw near.

3 Her officials in her midst are roaring lions;

her judges are evening wolves;

they leave nothing until the morning.

4 Her prophets are arrogant men of treachery;

her priests have defiled that which is holy;

they do violence to the law.

1 How terrible it will be for Jerusalem!

Its people crush others.

They refuse to obey the Lord.

They are “unclean.”

2 They don’t obey anyone.

They don’t accept the Lord’s warnings.

They don’t trust in him.

They don’t ask their God for his help.

3 Their officials are like roaring lions.

Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening.

They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

4 Their prophets are proud.

They can’t be trusted.

Their priests pollute the temple.

They break the law they teach others to obey.

1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

The tyrannical city!

2 She heeded no voice,

She accepted no instruction.

She did not trust in the Lord,

She did not draw near to her God.

3 Her princes within her are roaring lions,

Her judges are wolves at evening;

They leave nothing for the morning.

4 Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men;

Her priests have profaned the sanctuary.

They have done violence to the law.