You shall be devoured by the sword”;
aFor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
The Degenerate City
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now bmurderers.
And bcompanions of thieves;
cEveryone loves bribes,
And follows after rewards.
They ddo not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.
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American Standard Version
How is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
Amplified® Bible
How the faithful city has become an [idolatrous] harlot, she who was full of justice! Uprightness {and} right standing with God [once] lodged in her--but now murderers.
Contemporary English Version
Jerusalem, you are like an unfaithful wife. Once your judges were honest and your people lived right; now you are a city full of murderers.
Darby English Version
How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness used to lodge in it, but now murderers.
Good News Bible
The city that once was faithful is behaving like a whore! At one time it was filled with righteous people, but now only murderers remain.
King James Version
How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
New American Standard Bible
How the faithful city has become a harlot, She {who} was full of justice! Righteousness once lodged in her, But now murderers.
New International Version
See how the faithful city
has become a harlot!
She once was full of justice;
righteousness used to dwell in her—
but now murderers!
New King James Version
How the faithful city has become a harlot!
It was full of justice;
Righteousness lodged in it,
But now murderers.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
How the faithful city has become a harlot, She who once displayed justice! Righteousness once lodged in her, But now murderers.
Revised Standard Version
How the faithful city has become a harlot, she that was full of justice! Righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.
Young's Literal Translation
How hath a faithful city become a harlot? I have filled it `with' judgment, Righteousness lodgeth in it -- now murderers.
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