<p class="lamhebrew">&#1514; (<i>Tavi>)p> <p class="poetry">O people of Zion,<n id="1" /> your punishment<n id="2" /> will come to an end;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he will not prolong your exile.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">But, O people of Edom,<n id="5" /> he will punish<n id="6" /> your sin<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">and reveal<n id="8" /> your offenses!p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Call now!<n id="1" /> Is there anyone who will answer you?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">To which of the holy ones<n id="3" /> will you turn?<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your sin inspires<n id="1" /> your mouth;p> <p class="poetry">you choose the language<n id="2" /> of the crafty.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">You will probably ask yourself,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Why have these things happened to me?p> <p class="poetry">Why have I been treated like a disgraced adulteressp> <p class="poetry">whose skirt has been torn off and her limbs exposed?&#8217;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">It is because you have sinned so much.<n id="3" />p>

He touched my mouth with it and said, &#8220;Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven.&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">You can try to wash away your guilt with a strong detergent.p> <p class="poetry">You can use as much soap as you want.p> <p class="poetry">But the stain of your guilt is still there for me to see,&#8221;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">says the Lord <sc>Godsc>.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All your allies have abandoned you.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They no longer have any concern for you.p> <p class="poetry">For I have attacked you like an enemy would.p> <p class="poetry">I have chastened you cruelly.p> <p class="poetry">For your wickedness is so greatp> <p class="poetry">and your sin is so much.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why do you complain about your injuries,p> <p class="poetry">that your pain is incurable?p> <p class="poetry">I have done all this to youp> <p class="poetry">because your wickedness is so greatp> <p class="poetry">and your sin is so much.p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1504; (<i>Nuni>)p> <p class="poetry">Your prophets saw visions for youp> <p class="poetry">that were worthless lies.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They failed to expose your sinp> <p class="poetry">so as to restore your fortunes.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They saw oracles for youp> <p class="poetry">that were worthless<n id="3" /> lies.p>

<p class="poetry">The time of judgment<n id="1" /> is about to arrive!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The time of retribution<n id="3" /> is imminent!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Let Israel know!<n id="5" />p><t /><p class="poetry">The prophet is considered a fool<n id="6" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">the inspired man<n id="7" /> is viewed as a madman<n id="8" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">because of the multitude of your sinsp> <p class="poetry">and your intense<n id="9" /> animosity.p>

<p class="poetry">However, you must confess that you have done wrong,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and that you have rebelled against the <sc>Lordsc> your God.p> <p class="poetry">You must confess<n id="2" /> that you have given yourself to<n id="3" /> foreign gods under every green tree,p> <p class="poetry">and have not obeyed my commands,&#8217; says the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

The angel<n id="1" /> spoke up to those standing all around, &#8220;Remove his filthy clothes.&#8221; Then he said to Joshua, &#8220;I have freely forgiven your iniquity and will dress you<n id="2" /> in fine clothing.&#8221;