4 Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful.Its priests contaminate what is holy.They violate the teachings.
5 The righteous Lord is in that city.He does no wrong.He brings his judgment to light every morning.He does not fail.But those who are perverted are shameless.
6 “I will cut off the nations.Their towers will be destroyed.I will demolish their streets.No one will walk through them.Their cities will be completely destroyed.Not a single person will be left.No one will be living there.
7 I said ⌊to my people⌋,‘You will fear me.You will accept correction!’Then their homeland would not be wiped outeven though I have punished them.Still, they continued to be corrupt in everything they did.”
8 The Lord declares, “Just wait!One day I will stand up as a witness.I have decided to gather nations,to bring kingdoms together,and to pour my rage, my burning anger, on them.The whole land will be consumed by my fiery fury.
9 “Then I will give all people pure lipsto worship the Lordand to serve him with one purpose.
10 From beyond the rivers of Sudanmy worshipers, my scattered people, will bring my offering.