"And you, sonof man,will you judge,will you judgethe bloodycity?Then cause her to knowallher abominations.
Moreover,Manassehshedverymuchinnocentblooduntilhe had filledJerusalemfrom oneendto another;besideshis sinwith whichhe made Judahsin,in doingevilin the sightof the LORD.
"Cryloudly,do not holdback;Raiseyour voicelike a trumpet,And declareto My peopletheir transgressionAnd to the houseof Jacobtheir sins.
"In vainI have struckyour sons;They acceptednochastening.Your swordhas devouredyour prophetsLike a destroyinglion.
"Alsoon your skirtsis foundThe lifebloodof the innocentpoor;You did not findthem breakingin. But in spiteof allthesethings,
"You have multipliedyour slainin thiscity,fillingits streetswith them."
"Will you judgethem, will you judgethem, sonof man?Make them knowthe abominationsof their fathers;
Then the wordof the LORDcameto me, saying,
"You shall say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"A citysheddingbloodin her midst,so that her timewill come,and that makesidols,contraryto her [interest], for defilement!
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the bloodycity,To the potin whichthere is rustAnd whose rusthas not goneout of it! Takeout of it pieceafter piece,Withoutmakinga choice.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the bloodycity!I alsowill makethe pilegreat.
Then He saidto me, "The iniquityof the houseof Israeland Judahis very,verygreat,and the landis filledwith bloodand the cityis fullof perversion;for they say,'The LORDhas forsakenthe land,and the LORDdoes not see!'
[There is] swearing,deception,murder,stealingand adultery.They employviolence,so that bloodshedfollowsbloodshed.
Woeto the bloodycity,completelyfullof lies[and] pillage;[Her] preyneverdeparts.
sothat upon you may fall[the guilt of] allthe righteousbloodshedon earth,from the bloodof righteousAbelto the bloodof Zechariah,the sonof Berechiah,whomyou murderedbetweenthe templeand the altar.
And allthe peoplesaid,"His bloodshall be on us and on our children!"
sothat the bloodof allthe prophets,shedsincethe foundationof the world,may be chargedagainstthisgeneration,
"Which oneof the prophetsdid your fathersnot persecute?They killedthosewho had previously announcedthe comingof the Righteous One,whosebetrayersand murderersyou have nowbecome;
Thosewho continue in sin,rebukein the presenceof all,sothat the restalsowill be fearful[of sinning].
