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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.