5. The Lord within her is righteous;he does no wrong.Morning by morning he dispenses his justice,and every new day he does not fail,yet the unrighteous know no shame.
6. ‘I have destroyed nations;their strongholds are demolished.I have left their streets deserted,with no one passing through.Their cities are laid waste;they are deserted and empty.
7. Of Jerusalem I thought,“Surely you will fear meand accept correction!”Then her place of refuge would not be destroyed,nor all my punishments come upon her.But they were still eagerto act corruptly in all they did.
8. Therefore wait for me,’declares the Lord,‘for the day I will stand up to testify.I have decided to assemble the nations,to gather the kingdomsand to pour out my wrath on them –all my fierce anger.The whole world will be consumedby the fire of my jealous anger.
9. ‘Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,that all of them may call on the name of the Lordand serve him shoulder to shoulder.
10. From beyond the rivers of Cushmy worshippers, my scattered people,will bring me offerings.