3. Her officials in her midst are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
4. Her prophets are arrogant men of treachery; her priests have defiled that which is holy; they do violence to the law.
5. Yahweh is righteous in her midst; he does not do wickedness. Morning by morning he renders his judgment; at dawn he does not fail, but an evil one knows no shame.
6. “I have cut off nations; their strongholds are deserted. I have laid waste their streets, so that none pass through. Their cities have been destroyed and are without a man, without an inhabitant.
7. I have said, ‘Surely she will fear me; she will accept discipline. Then her dwelling place will not be cut down, nor all that I have brought upon her.’ Surely they rise early; they make all their deeds corrupt.