1	Run ye to and fro# through the streets of Jerusalem, and see# now, and know# , and seek# in the broad places thereof, if ye can find# a man, if there be any that executeth# judgment, that seeketh# the truth; and I will pardon# it.
			2	And though they say# , The LORD liveth; surely they swear# falsely.
			3	O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken# them, but they have not grieved# ; thou hast consumed# them, but they have refused# to receive# correction: they have made their faces harder# than a rock; they have refused# to return# .
			4	Therefore I said# , Surely these are poor; they are foolish# : for they know# not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
			5	I will get# me unto the great men, and will speak# unto them; for they have known# the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken# the yoke, and burst# the bonds.
			6	Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay# them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil# them, a leopard shall watch# over their cities: every one that goeth out# thence shall be torn in pieces# : because their transgressions are many# , and their backslidings are increased# . [evenings: or, deserts] [are increased: Heb. are strong]
			7	How shall I pardon# thee for this? thy children have forsaken# me, and sworn# by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full# , they then committed adultery# , and assembled themselves by troops# in the harlots# ' houses.
			8	They were as fed# horses in the morning# : every one neighed# after his neighbour's wife.
			9	Shall I not visit# for these things ? saith# the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged# on such a nation as this?
			10	Go ye up# upon her walls, and destroy# ; but make# not a full end: take away# her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.
			11	For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very# treacherously# against me, saith# the LORD.
			12	They have belied# the LORD, and said# , It is not he; neither shall evil come# upon us; neither shall we see# sword nor famine:
			13	And the prophets shall become wind, and the word# is not in them: thus shall it be done# unto them.
			14	Wherefore thus saith# the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak# this word, behold, I will make# my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour# them.
			15	Lo, I will bring# a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith# the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest# not, neither understandest# what they say# .
			16	Their quiver is as an open# sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
			17	And they shall eat up# thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat# : they shall eat up# thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up# thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish# thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst# , with the sword.
			18	Nevertheless in those days, saith# the LORD, I will not make# a full end with you.
			19	And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say# , Wherefore# doeth# the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer# them, Like as ye have forsaken# me, and served# strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve# strangers# in a land that is not yours.
			20	Declare# this in the house of Jacob, and publish# it in Judah, saying# ,
			21	Hear# now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see# not; which have ears, and hear# not: [understanding: Heb. heart]
			22	Fear# ye not me? saith# the LORD: will ye not tremble# at my presence, which have placed# the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass# it: and though the waves thereof toss# themselves, yet can they not prevail# ; though they roar# , yet can they not pass over# it?
			23	But this people hath a revolting# and a rebellious# heart; they are revolted# and gone# .
			24	Neither say# they in their heart, Let us now fear# the LORD our God, that giveth# rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth# unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
			25	Your iniquities have turned away# these things , and your sins have withholden# good things from you.
			26	For among my people are found# wicked men : they lay wait# , as he that setteth# snares; they set# a trap, they catch# men. [they lay...: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait]
			27	As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great# , and waxen rich# . [cage: or, coop]
			28	They are waxen fat# , they shine# : yea, they overpass# the deeds of the wicked: they judge# not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper# ; and the right of the needy do they not judge# .
			29	Shall I not visit# for these things ? saith# the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged# on such a nation as this?
			30	A wonderful and horrible thing is committed# in the land; [A wonderful...: or, Astonishment and filthiness]
			31	The prophets prophesy# falsely, and the priests bear rule# by their means; and my people love# to have it so: and what will ye do# in the end thereof? [bear...: or, take into their hands]