Woeהוֹיto the cityעִירof blood!דָּמִיםAll of itכֻּלָּהּis fullמְלֵאָהof liesכַּחַשׁand plunder;פֶּרֶקthe preyטָרֶףdoes notלֹאdepart.יָמִישׁ
The soundקוֹלof the whip,שׁוֹטand the soundוְקוֹלof the rumbleרַעַשׁof the wheel,אוֹפָןand gallopingדֹּהֵרhorse,וְסוּסand boundingמְרַקֵּדָהchariot;וּמֶרְכָּבָה
horsemanפָּרָשׁcharging,מַעֲלֶהand flameוְלַהַבof sword,חֶרֶבand lightningוּבְרַקof spear,חֲנִיתand a multitudeוְרֹבof the pierced,חָלָלand a massוְכֹבֶדof corpses,פָּגֶרand there is noוְאֵיןendקֵצֶהto the bodies;לַגְּוִיָּהthey stumbleוְכָשְׁלוּover their bodies,בִּגְוִיָּתָם
because of the multitudeמֵרֹבof the prostitutionsזְנוּנֵיof the prostitute,זוֹנָהbeautifulטוֹבַתin grace,חֵןmistressבַּעֲלַתof sorceries,כְּשָׁפִיםwho sellsהַמֹּכֶרֶתnationsגּוֹיִםby her prostitutionsבִּזְנוּנֶיהָand familiesוּמִשְׁפָּחוֹתby her sorceries.בִּכְשָׁפֶיהָ
“Look, I amהִנְנִיagainst you,אֵלַיִךְdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand I will uncoverוְגִלֵּיתִיyour skirtsשׁוּלַיִךְover your face,עַל פָּנָיִךְand I will showוְהַרְאֵיתִיnationsגוֹיִםyour nakedness,מַעְרֵךְand kingdomsוּמַמְלָכוֹתyour shame.קְלוֹנֵךְ
And I will throwוְהִשְׁלַכְתִּיon youעָלַיִךְdetestable things,שִׁקֻּצִיםand dishonor you,וְנִבַּלְתִּיךְand make youוְשַׂמְתִּיךְa spectacle.כְּרֹאִי
And it will happenוְהָיָהthat allכָלwho see youרֹאַיִךְwill fleeיִדּוֹדfrom youמִמֵּךְand say,וְאָמַר‘Ninevehנִינְוֵהis devastated;שָׁדְּדָהwhoמִיwill grieveיָנוּדfor her?’לָהּFrom whereמֵאַיִןshall I seekאֲבַקֵּשׁcomfortersמְנַחֲמִיםfor you?”לָךְ
Are you betterהֲתֵיטְבִיthan No-amon,מִנֹּא אָמוֹןthat satהַיֹּשְׁבָהby the channels,בַּיְאֹרִיםwith waterמַיִםaroundסָבִיבher,לָהּwhoseאֲשֶׁרrampartחֵילwas the sea,יָםand from the seaמִיָּםher wall?חוֹמָתָהּ
Cushכּוּשׁwas her strength,עָצְמָהand Egypt,וּמִצְרַיִםand there was noוְאֵיןend;קֵצֶהPutפּוּטand the Libyansוְלוּבִיםwereהָיוּyour help.בְּעֶזְרָתֵךְ
She tooגַּם הִיאwentהָלְכָהinto exile,לַגֹּלָהinto captivity;בַשֶּׁבִיher infants tooגַּם עֹלָלֶיהָwere dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁוּat the headבְּרֹאשׁof everyכָּלstreet;חוּצוֹתand for her honored menוְעַל נִכְבַּדֶּיהָthey castיַדּוּlots,גוֹרָלand allוְכָלher great menגְּדוֹלֶיהָwere boundרֻתְּקוּin fetters.בַזִּקִּים
You tooגַּם אַתְּwill be drunk;תִּשְׁכְּרִיyou will beתְּהִיhidden;נַעֲלָמָהyou tooגַּם אַתְּwill seekתְּבַקְשִׁיa strongholdמָעוֹזfrom the enemy.מֵאוֹיֵב
Allכָּלyour fortressesמִבְצָרַיִךְare fig treesתְּאֵנִיםwithעִםfirst-ripe fruit;בִּכּוּרִיםifאִםthey are shaken,יִנּוֹעוּthey fallוְנָפְלוּintoעַלthe mouthפִּיof the eater.אוֹכֵל
Look,הִנֵּהyour peopleעַמֵּךְare womenנָשִׁיםin your midst;בְּקִרְבֵּךְto your enemiesלְאֹיְבַיִךְthe gatesשַׁעֲרֵיof your landאַרְצֵךְare openedנִפְתְּחוּwide;פָּתוֹחַfireאֵשׁdevoursאָכְלָהyour bars.בְּרִיחָיִך
Drawשַׁאֲבִיwaterמֵיfor the siegeמָצוֹרfor yourself;לָךְstrengthenחַזְּקִיyour fortresses;מִבְצָרָיִךְgoבֹּאִיinto the mudבַטִּיטand treadוְרִמְסִיthe clay;בַחֹמֶרtake hold ofהַחֲזִיקִיthe brick mold.מַלְבֵּן
Thereשָׁםfireאֵשׁwill devour you,תֹּאכְלֵךְthe swordחֶרֶבwill cut you off;תַּכְרִיתֵךְit will devour youתֹּאכְלֵךְlike the young locust.כַּיָּלֶקMultiply yourselfהִתְכַּבֵּדlike the young locust,כַּיֶּלֶקmultiply yourselfהִתְכַּבְּדִיlike the locust.כָּאַרְבֶּה
You have multipliedהִרְבֵּיתyour tradersרֹכְלַיִךְmore than the starsמִכּוֹכְבֵיof the heavens;הַשָּׁמָיִםthe young locustיֶלֶקstrips offפָּשַׁטand flies away.וַיָּעֹף
Your guardsמִנְּזָרַיִךְare like the locust,כָּאַרְבֶּהand your officialsוְטַפְסְרַיִךְlike a swarm of grasshoppersכְּגוֹב גֹּבָיthat campהַחוֹנִיםin the wallsבַּגְּדֵרוֹתon a dayבְּיוֹםof cold;קָרָהthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁrises,זָרְחָהand they flee,וְנוֹדַדand their placeמְקוֹמוֹis notוְלֹאknown;נוֹדַעwhere are they?אַיָּם
Your shepherdsרֹעֶיךָslumber,נָמוּkingמֶלֶךְof Assyria;אַשּׁוּרyour noblesאַדִּירֶיךָrest;יִשְׁכְּנוּyour peopleעַמְּךָare scatteredנָפֹשׁוּonעַלthe mountains,הֶהָרִיםand there is no oneוְאֵיןto assemble them.מְקַבֵּץ
There is noאֵיןreliefכֵּהָהfor your fracture;לְשִׁבְרֶךָgrievousנַחְלָהis your wound.מַכָּתֶךָAllכֹּלwho hearשֹׁמְעֵיthe report of youשִׁמְעֲךָclapתָּקְעוּtheir handsכַףover you,עָלֶיךָforכִּיuponעַלwhomמִיhas notלֹאpassedעָבְרָהyour evilרָעָתְךָcontinually?תָּמִיד