4 “Prepare for war against her,Up! let us rush upon her at midday!”“Woe to us! the day is waning,evening shadows lengthen!”
5 “Up! let us rush upon her by night,destroy her palaces!”
6 For thus says the Lord of hosts:Hew down her trees,throw up a siege mound against Jerusalem.Woe to the city marked for punishment;there is nothing but oppression within her!
7 As a well keeps its waters fresh,so she keeps fresh her wickedness.Violence and destruction resound in her;ever before me are wounds and blows.
8 Be warned, Jerusalem,or I will be estranged from you,And I will turn you into a wilderness,a land where no one dwells.
9 Thus says the Lord of hosts:Glean, glean like a vinethe remnant of Israel;Pass your hand, like a vintager,repeatedly over the tendrils.
10 To whom shall I speak?whom shall I warn, and be heard?See! their ears are uncircumcised,they cannot pay attention;See, the word of the Lord has become for theman object of scorn, for which they have no taste.