Daughter Zion(A) is abandoned
like a shelter in a vineyard,
like a shack in a cucumber field,
like a besieged city.

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Jerusalem’s Women Judged

16 The Lord also says:

Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,(A)
walking with heads held high
and seductive eyes,
going along with prancing steps,
jingling their ankle bracelets,
17 the Lord will put scabs on the heads
of the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will shave their foreheads bare.

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when the Lord has washed away the filth(A) of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodguilt(B) from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment(C) and a spirit of burning.(D)

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Stand up, shake the dust off yourself!
Take your seat, Jerusalem.
Remove the bonds[a] from your neck,
captive Daughter Zion.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:2 Alt Hb tradition reads The bonds are removed

11 Look, the Lord has proclaimed
to the ends of the earth,
“Say to Daughter Zion:(A)
Look, your salvation is coming,
His reward is with Him,(B)
and His gifts accompany Him.”

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מ Mem

13 What can I say on your behalf?
What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem?
What can I liken you to,
so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea.
Who can heal you?(A)

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