Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Woeto the bloodycity!I alsowill makethe pilegreat.
For Tophethhas longbeen ready,Indeed,it has been preparedfor the king.He has madeit deepand large,A pyreof firewith plentyof wood;The breathof the LORD,like a torrentof brimstone,setsit afire.
"His rockwill passawaybecauseof panic,And his princeswill be terrifiedat the standard,"Declaresthe LORD,whosefireis in Zionand whose furnaceis in Jerusalem.
"Sonof man,setyour facetowardJerusalem,and speakagainstthe sanctuariesand prophesyagainstthe landof Israel;
and sayto the landof Israel,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am againstyou; and I will drawMy swordout of its sheathand cutofffrom you the righteousand the wicked.
"And you, sonof man,will you judge,will you judgethe bloodycity?Then cause her to knowallher abominations.
"Thus I have pouredout My indignationon them; I have consumedthem with the fireof My wrath;their wayI have broughtupon their heads,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"Heapon the wood,kindlethe fire,Boilthe fleshwellAnd mixin the spices,And let the bonesbe burned.
"Takethe choicestof the flock,And alsopilewoodunderthe pot. Make it boilvigorously.Alsoseetheits bonesin it."
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.
Woeto the bloodycity,completelyfullof lies[and] pillage;[Her] preyneverdeparts.
"Woeto him who buildsa citywith bloodshedAnd foundsa townwith violence!
dealingout retributionto thosewho do not knowGodand to thosewho do not obeythe gospelof our LordJesus.
justas Sodomand Gomorrahand the citiesaroundthem, since they in the samewayas theseindulged in gross immoralityand wentafterstrangeflesh,are exhibitedas an examplein undergoingthe punishmentof eternalfire.
And the winepresswas troddenoutsidethe city,and bloodcameout from the wine press,up to the horses'bridles,for a distanceof twohundred miles.
The greatcitywas splitinto threeparts,and the citiesof the nationsfell.Babylonthe greatwas rememberedbeforeGod,to giveher the cupof the wineof His fiercewrath.
for they pouredout the bloodof saintsand prophets,and You have giventhem bloodto drink.They deserveit."
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
