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        Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful.
        Its priests contaminate what is holy.
            They violate the teachings.
The righteous Yahweh is in that city.
    He does no wrong.
    He brings his judgment to light every morning.
    He does not fail.
        But those who are perverted are shameless.

“I will cut off the nations.
    Their towers will be destroyed.
        I will demolish their streets.
            No one will walk through them.
    Their cities will be completely destroyed.
        Not a single person will be left.
            No one will be living there.

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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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