1 Roam the streets of Jerusalem,look about and observe,Search through her squares,to find even oneWho acts justlyand seeks honesty,and I will pardon her!
2 They say, “As the Lord lives,”but in fact they swear falsely.
3 Lord, do your eyes not search for honesty?You struck them, but they did not flinch;you laid them low, but they refused correction;They set their faces harder than stone,and refused to return.
4 I thought: These are only the lowly,they behave foolishly;For they do not know the way of the Lord,the justice of their God.