As a cistern keeps fresh its waters, so she keeps fresh her evil. Violence and destruction are heard in her. Sickness and wounds are continually before My face.
From the sole of the foot even to the head, no soundness is in it; only a wound and a stripe and a fresh blow; they have not been closed, nor bound up; and not was it softened with oil.
Their webs shall not become clothing, and they shall not cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their palms.
Why do you cry out over your crushing? Your pain is incurable, for the greatness of your iniquity; your sins are many, so I have done these things to you.
While they see vain visions for you, while they divine a lie to you, to put you on the necks of the wounded, of the wicked whom their day has come, in the time of iniquity it shall have an end.
So says the Lord Jehovah: Enough for you, O rulers of Israel! Turn away violence and oppression, and do judgment and righteousness. Lift away your acts of violence from My people, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.
Violence has risen for a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, even none of their crowds, and none of their possessions, and none of distinction among them.