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.
5. The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.
6. I have cut off nations: their battlements are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7. I said, Only fear me, receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, howsoever I may punish her. But they rose early, they corrupted all their doings.
8. Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to assemble the nations, that I may gather the kingdoms together, to pour upon them mine indignation, --all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9. For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.
10. From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation.
11. In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.