4. Her prophets are reckless, men of treachery.Her priests pollute that which is holy;they do violence to the Instruction.
5. The Lord is righteous in her midst.He does nothing unjust.Morning by morning he renders justice,but the unrighteous one knows no shame.
6. I will cut off nations;their towers will be destroyed;I will devastate their streets.No one will pass through.Their cities will be laid waste.There will be no person, no inhabitant left.
7. I said, "Surely, she will fear me;she will take instructionso that her habitation won’t be cut offbecause of everything I did to her."However, they rose early to corrupt their deeds.
8. Therefore, wait for me, says the Lord, wait for the day when I rise up as a witness,when I decide to gather nations,to collect kingdoms,to pour out my indignation upon them,all the heat of my anger.In the fire of my jealousy,all the earth will be devoured.
9. Then I will change the speech of the peoples into pure speech,that all of them will call on the name of the Lordand will serve him as one.
10. From beyond the rivers of Cush,my daughter, my dispersed ones, will bring me offerings.
11. On that day, you won’t be ashamed of all your deedswith which you sinned against me;then I will remove from your midst those boasting with pride.No longer will you be haughty on my holy mountain,