⁶ This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:
    “Cut down the trees around Jerusalem,
    and build a siege mound^[a] against it.
This city should be punished
    because inside there is no justice—only slavery.
⁷ As a well keeps its water fresh,
    so Jerusalem keeps its wickedness fresh.
I hear about the robbing and violence in this city all the time.
    I see nothing but pain and sickness there all the time.
⁸ Listen to this warning, Jerusalem,
    or I will turn my back on you.
I will make your land an empty desert.
    No one will be able to live there.”