1. Behold, speak you in the ears of my people the words of prophecy, which I will put in your mouth, says the Lord:
2. and cause you them to be written in paper: for they are faithful and true.
3. Fear not their imaginations against you, let not the unbelief of them that speak against you trouble you.
4. For all the unbelievers shall die in their unbelief.
5. Behold, says the Lord, I bring evils upon the whole earth; sword and famine, and death and destruction.
6. For wickedness has prevailed over every land, and their hurtful works are come to the full.
7. Therefore says the Lord,
8. I will hold my peace no more as touching their wickedness, which they profanely commit, neither will I suffer them in these things, which they wickedly practise: behold, the innocent and righteous blood cries to me, and the souls of the righteous cry out continually.
9. I will surely avenge them, says the Lord, and will receive to me all the innocent blood from among them.