^{3 Ref} and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The city is shedding blood in its midst, For the coming in of its time, And it hath made idols on it for defilement.

^{4 Ref} By thy blood that thou hast shed thou hast been guilty, And by thine idols that thou hast made thou hast been defiled, And thou causest thy days to draw near, And art come in unto thine years, Therefore I have given thee a reproach to nations, And a derision to all the lands.

^{5 Ref} The near and the far-off from thee scoff at thee, O defiled of name -- abounding in trouble.

^{6 Ref} Lo, princes of Israel -- each according to his arm Have been in thee to shed blood.