<p class="poetry">Even your clothes are stained withp> <p class="poetry">the lifeblood of the poor who had not done anything wrong;p> <p class="poetry">you did not catch them breaking into your homes.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Yet, in spite of all these things you have done,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But you are always thinking and lookingp> <p class="poetry">for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means.p> <p class="poetry">Your eyes and your heart are setp> <p class="poetry">on killing some innocent personp> <p class="poetry">and committing fraud and oppression.<n id="1" />p>

I will do so because these people<n id="1" /> have rejected me and have defiled<n id="2" /> this place. They have offered sacrifices in it to other gods which neither they nor their ancestors<n id="3" /> nor the kings of Judah knew anything about. They have filled it with the blood of innocent children.<n id="4" />

But you should take careful note of this: If you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves and this city and those who live in it the guilt of murdering an innocent man. For the <sc>Lordsc> has sent me to speak all this where you can hear it. That is the truth!&#8221;<n id="1" />p>