This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands
There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who h
O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle.
You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this
The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have s
How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess o
I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wo
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of As
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart s
Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ende
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O grea
Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven t
It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.