1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2. And thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the city of blood?
3. And thou shalt shew her all her abominations, and shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of her, that her time may come: and that hath made idols against herself, to defile herself.
4. Thou art become guilty in thy blood which thou hast shed: and thou art defiled in thy idols which thou hast made: and thou hast made thy days to draw near, and hast brought on the time of thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all countries.
5. Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall triumph over thee: thou filthy one, infamous, great in destruction.
6. Behold the princes of Israel, every one hath employed his arm in thee to shed blood.