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.
The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
“Ah, aI will rid Myself of My adversaries,
And1 take vengeance on My enemies.
And athoroughly purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward byou shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.”
And those who forsake the Lord shall be consumed.
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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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