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Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.

I have cut off nations: their battlements are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.

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Her prophets are unprincipled;
    they are treacherous people.(A)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
    and do violence to the law.(B)
The Lord within her is righteous;(C)
    he does no wrong.(D)
Morning by morning(E) he dispenses his justice,
    and every new day he does not fail,(F)
    yet the unrighteous know no shame.(G)

Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant

“I have destroyed nations;
    their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
    with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(H)
    they are deserted and empty.

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