1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2. And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?
3. And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself.
4. Thou art become guilty in thy blood which thou hast shed: and thou art defiled in thy idols which thou hast made: and thou hast made thy days to draw near, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all countries.
5. Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall triumph over thee: thou filthy one, infamous, great in destruction.
6. Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.
7. They have abused father and mother in thee, they have oppressed the stranger in the midst of thee, they have grieved the fatherless and widow in thee.
8. Thou hast despised my sanctuaries, and profaned my sabbaths.