Chapter 3

Ouai eiV thn polin twn aimatwn× olh einai plhrhV yeudouV kai arpaghV× to qhrama den apoleipei.

Fwnh mastigwn akouetai kai fwnh qorubou trocwn kai ippwn ormwntwn kai armatwn anaphdwntwn,

ippewV anabainontoV kai romfaiaV stilboushV kai logchV exastraptoushV, kai plhqoV traumatizomenwn kai megaV ariqmoV ptwmatwn, kai den einai teloV twn ptwmatwn× proskoptousin eiV ta ptwmata autwn×

apo tou plhqouV twn porneiwn thV qelktikhV pornhV, thV empeirou eiV gohteiaV, htiV pwlei eqnh dia twn porneiwn authV kai fulaV dia twn gohteiwn authV.

Idou, egw eimai enantion sou, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× kai qelw anashkwsei ta kraspeda sou epi to proswpon sou, kai qelw deixei eiV ta eqnh thn aiscunhn sou kai eiV ta basileia thn atimian sou.

Kai qelw riyei bdeluran akaqarsian epi se kai qelw se kataiscunei kai qelw se katasthsei eiV qeama.

Kai panteV oi bleponteV se qelousi feugei apo sou kai qelousi legei, H Nineuh hrhmwqh× tiV qelei sulluphqh authn; poqen qelw zhthsei parhgorhtaV dia se;

eisai kalhtera thV Nw Ammwn, thV keimenhV metaxu twn potamwn, thV perikukloumenhV apo udatwn, thV opoiaV promacwn hto h qalassa kai teicoV authV to pelagoV;

H Aiqiopia hto h iscuV authV kai h AiguptoV kai alloi aperantoi× h Fouq kai oi LibueV hsan oi bohqoi sou.

Alla kai auth metwkisqh, uphgen eiV aicmalwsian, ta de nhpia authV sunetrifqhsan epi twn akrwn paswn twn odwn× kai erriyan klhrouV epi touV endoxouV authV andraV, kai panteV oi megistaneV authV edeqhsan me aluseiV.

Kai su qeleiV mequsqh, qeleiV menei afanhV× kai su qeleiV zhthsei dunamin enantion tou ecqrou.

Panta ta ocurwmata sou qelousin eisqai wV sukai me ta prwtofanh suka autwn× ean seisqwsi, qelousi bebaiwV pesei eiV to stoma tou trwgontoV.

Idou, o laoV sou einai gunaikeV en mesw sou× ai pulai thV ghV sou qelousin eisqai olwV anewgmenai eiV touV ecqrouV sou× to pur qelei katafagei touV moclouV sou.

Anasuron eiV seauton udwr dia thn poliorkian, endunamwson ta ocurwmata sou× eiselqe eiV ton phlon kai pathson thn argillon, episkeuason thn keramikhn kaminon×

ekei qelei se katafagei to pur× h romfaia qelei se exoloqreusei, qelei se katafagei wV broucoV× plhqunou wV broucoV, plhqunou wV akriV.

EplhqunaV touV emporouV sou uper ta astra tou ouranou× o broucoV exhplwqh kai exepetaxen.

Oi megistaneV sou einai wV akrideV kai oi satrapai sou wV megalai akrideV, aitineV epikaqhntai epi touV fragmouV en hmera yucouV× all' otan o hlioV anateilh, feugousi kai o topoV autwn den gnwrizetai pou hsan.

Oi poimeneV sou enustaxan, basileu thV AssuriaV× oi dunatoi sou apekoimhqhsan× o laoV sou eskorpisqh epi ta orh kai den uparcei o sunagwn.

Den einai iasiV eiV to suntrimma sou× h plhgh sou einai caleph× panteV oi akouonteV thn aggelian sou qelousi krothsei ceiraV epi se× dioti epi tina den ephlqe pantote h kakia sou;