1  Gather together, yes, gather,

O shameless nation,

2  before the decree takes effect¹

—before the day passes away like chaff—

before there comes upon you

the burning anger of the Lord,

before there comes upon you

the day of the anger of the Lord.

3  ^vSeek the Lord, all you ^whumble of the land,

who do his just commands;²

seek righteousness; seek humility;

perhaps you may be hidden

on the day of the anger of the Lord.

1  Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,

the ^koppressing city!

2  She listens to no voice;

she ^laccepts no correction.

She does not trust in the Lord;

she does not draw near to her God.

3  Her officials within her

are roaring lions;

her judges are ^mevening wolves

that leave nothing till the morning.

4  Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;

her priests ⁿprofane what is holy;

they do violence to the law.

5  The Lord within her is righteous;

^ohe does no injustice;

every morning he shows forth his justice;

each dawn he does not fail;

but the unjust knows no shame.

6  “I have cut off nations;

their battlements are in ruins;

I have laid waste their streets

so that no one walks in them;

their cities have been made desolate,

without a man, ^pwithout an inhabitant.

7  I said, ‘Surely you will fear me;

you will accept correction.

Then your¹ dwelling would not be cut off

according to all that I have appointed against you.’²

But all the more they were eager

to make all their deeds corrupt.