4 “Prepare war against her;Arise, and let us go up at noon.Woe to us, for the day goes away,For the shadows of the evening are lengthening.
5 Arise, and let us go by night,And let us destroy her palaces.”
6 For thus has the Lord of hosts said:“Cut down trees,And build a mound against Jerusalem.This is the city to be punished.She is full of oppression in her midst.
7 As a fountain wells up with water,So she wells up with her wickedness.Violence and plundering are heard in her.Before Me continually are grief and wounds.
8 Be instructed, O Jerusalem,Lest My soul depart from you;Lest I make you desolate,A land not inhabited.”
9 Thus says the Lord of hosts:“They shall thoroughly glean as a vine the remnant of Israel;As a grape-gatherer, put your hand back into the branches.”
10 To whom shall I speak and give warning,That they may hear?Indeed their ear is uncircumcised,And they cannot give heed.Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them;They have no delight in it.