1 The Lord’s word came to me:
2 You, human one, will you judge? Will you judge the bloody city? Then explain all her detestable practices to her.
3 Say, The Lord God proclaims: City, self-destructive blood-letter, self-defiling idol maker:
4 All the blood that you’ve shed is your punishment, and all the idols that you’ve made are your defilement. This is how you’ve shortened your days and hastened the end of your years! For this reason I’ve given you over to the ridicule of nations and the derision of every land.