¹Væ civitas sanguinum,Woe to the city of blood,universa mendacii dilaceratione plena!filled with all manner of lies and violence.non recedet a te rapina.Crime shall not depart from you:

¹Væ civitas sanguinum,Woe to the city of blood,universa mendacii dilaceratione plena!filled with all manner of lies and violence.non recedet a te rapina.Crime shall not depart from you:

²Vox flagelli,the voice of the whip,et vox impetus rotæ,and the voice of the turning wheels,et equi frementis,and of the neighing horse,et quadrigæ ferventis,and the burning chariot,et equitis ascendentis,and the horsemen who ride,

²Vox flagelli,the voice of the whip,et vox impetus rotæ,and the voice of the turning wheels,et equi frementis,and of the neighing horse,et quadrigæ ferventis,and the burning chariot,et equitis ascendentis,and the horsemen who ride,

³et micantis gladii,and of the flashing swordet fulgurantis hastæ,and the shining spear,et multitudinis interfectæ,and of a multitude executedet gravis ruinæ;and a grievous ruination.nec est finis cadaverum,Neither is there an end to the dead bodies,et corruent in corporibus suis.and they will fall down upon their dead bodies.

³et micantis gladii,and of the flashing swordet fulgurantis hastæ,and the shining spear,et multitudinis interfectæ,and of a multitude executedet gravis ruinæ;and a grievous ruination.nec est finis cadaverum,Neither is there an end to the dead bodies,et corruent in corporibus suis.and they will fall down upon their dead bodies.

⁴Propter multitudinem fornicationum meretricis speciosæ,Because of the multitude of fornications of the kept woman,et gratæ, et habentis maleficia,beautiful and pleasing and practicing evil deeds,quæ vendidit gentes in fornicationibus suis,who sold nations by her fornications,et familias in maleficiis suis.and families by her evil doing:

⁴Propter multitudinem fornicationum meretricis speciosæ,Because of the multitude of fornications of the kept woman,et gratæ, et habentis maleficia,beautiful and pleasing and practicing evil deeds,quæ vendidit gentes in fornicationibus suis,who sold nations by her fornications,et familias in maleficiis suis.and families by her evil doing:

⁵Ecce ego ad te,behold, I will come to you,dicit Dominus exercituum,says the Lord of hosts,et revelabo pudenda tua in facie tua;and I will reveal your shame to your face,et ostendam gentibus nuditatem tuam,and I will show your nakedness to the Gentiles,et regnis ignominiam tuam.and your disgrace to kingdoms.

⁵Ecce ego ad te,behold, I will come to you,dicit Dominus exercituum,says the Lord of hosts,et revelabo pudenda tua in facie tua;and I will reveal your shame to your face,et ostendam gentibus nuditatem tuam,and I will show your nakedness to the Gentiles,et regnis ignominiam tuam.and your disgrace to kingdoms.

⁶Et projiciam super te abominationes,And I will cast abominations over you,et contumeliis te afficiam,and I will afflict you with abuse,et ponam te in exemplum.and I will make an example of you.

⁶Et projiciam super te abominationes,And I will cast abominations over you,et contumeliis te afficiam,and I will afflict you with abuse,et ponam te in exemplum.and I will make an example of you.

⁷Et erit:And this shall be:omnis qui viderit te resiliet a te,everyone who sees you, will recoil from you,et dicet:and he will say:Vastata est Ninive.“Nineveh has been devastated.”Quis commovebit super te caput?Who will shake his head over you?unde quæram consolatorem tibi?Where might I seek consolation for you?

⁷Et erit:And this shall be:omnis qui viderit te resiliet a te,everyone who sees you, will recoil from you,et dicet:and he will say:Vastata est Ninive.“Nineveh has been devastated.”Quis commovebit super te caput?Who will shake his head over you?unde quæram consolatorem tibi?Where might I seek consolation for you?

⁸Numquid melior es Alexandria populorum,Are you better than the populous Alexandria,quæ habitat in fluminibus?which dwells along the rivers?aquæ in circuitu ejus;Waters encircle it: the sea,cujus divitiæ,with its riches.mare; aquæ, muri ejus.The waters are its walls.

⁸Numquid melior es Alexandria populorum,Are you better than the populous Alexandria,quæ habitat in fluminibus?which dwells along the rivers?aquæ in circuitu ejus;Waters encircle it: the sea,cujus divitiæ,with its riches.mare; aquæ, muri ejus.The waters are its walls.

⁹Æthiopia fortitudo ejus, et Ægyptus,Ethiopia and Egypt were its strength,et non est finis;and there is no limit.Africa et Libyes fuerunt in auxilio tuo.Africa and Northern Africa have been your helpers.

⁹Æthiopia fortitudo ejus, et Ægyptus,Ethiopia and Egypt were its strength,et non est finis;and there is no limit.Africa et Libyes fuerunt in auxilio tuo.Africa and Northern Africa have been your helpers.

¹⁰SedNevertheless,et ipsa in transmigrationem ducta est in captivitatem:she has been led away with the transmigration into captivity.parvuli ejus elisi sunt in capite omnium viarum,Her little ones have been dashed in pieces at the top of every street,et super inclytos ejus miserunt sortem,and they have cast lots over her celebrities,et omnes optimates ejus confixi sunt in compedibus.and all her elite have been fastened together in shackles.

¹⁰SedNevertheless,et ipsa in transmigrationem ducta est in captivitatem:she has been led away with the transmigration into captivity.parvuli ejus elisi sunt in capite omnium viarum,Her little ones have been dashed in pieces at the top of every street,et super inclytos ejus miserunt sortem,and they have cast lots over her celebrities,et omnes optimates ejus confixi sunt in compedibus.and all her elite have been fastened together in shackles.

¹¹Et tu ergo inebriaberis,Therefore, you also will become inebriated,et eris despecta:and you will be despised,et tu quæres auxilium ab inimico.and you will seek help from the opposition.

¹¹Et tu ergo inebriaberis,Therefore, you also will become inebriated,et eris despecta:and you will be despised,et tu quæres auxilium ab inimico.and you will seek help from the opposition.

¹²Omnes munitiones tuæ sicut ficus cum grossis suis:All your fortresses will be like fig trees with their green figs.si concussæ fuerint,If they are shaken violently,cadent in os comedentis.they will fall into the mouth of the one who devours.

¹²Omnes munitiones tuæ sicut ficus cum grossis suis:All your fortresses will be like fig trees with their green figs.si concussæ fuerint,If they are shaken violently,cadent in os comedentis.they will fall into the mouth of the one who devours.

¹³Ecce populus tuus mulieres in medio tui:Behold, women are at the center of your people.inimicis tuis adapertione pandentur portæ terræ tuæ,The gates of your land will be opened wide for your enemies;devorabit ignis vectes tuos.fire will devour your bars.

¹³Ecce populus tuus mulieres in medio tui:Behold, women are at the center of your people.inimicis tuis adapertione pandentur portæ terræ tuæ,The gates of your land will be opened wide for your enemies;devorabit ignis vectes tuos.fire will devour your bars.

¹⁴Aquam propter obsidionem hauri tibi:Draw in water because of the blockade;exstrue munitiones tuas,build up your fortresses.intra in lutum,Go into the clayet calca,and tread;subigens tene laterem.work it to make brick.

¹⁴Aquam propter obsidionem hauri tibi:Draw in water because of the blockade;exstrue munitiones tuas,build up your fortresses.intra in lutum,Go into the clayet calca,and tread;subigens tene laterem.work it to make brick.

¹⁵Ibi comedet te ignis,There, fire will devour you.peribis gladio,You will perish by the sword;devorabit te ut bruchus:it will devour you like the beetle.congregare ut bruchus,Gather together like the beetle.multiplicare ut locusta.Multiply like the locust.

¹⁵Ibi comedet te ignis,There, fire will devour you.peribis gladio,You will perish by the sword;devorabit te ut bruchus:it will devour you like the beetle.congregare ut bruchus,Gather together like the beetle.multiplicare ut locusta.Multiply like the locust.

¹⁶Plures fecisti negotiationes tuas quam stellæ sint cæli;You have made more negotiations than there are stars in the sky.bruchus expansus est,The beetle has spread outet avolavit.and flown away.

¹⁶Plures fecisti negotiationes tuas quam stellæ sint cæli;You have made more negotiations than there are stars in the sky.bruchus expansus est,The beetle has spread outet avolavit.and flown away.

¹⁷Custodes tui quasi locustæ,Your guardians are like locusts,et parvuli tui quasi locustæ locustarum,and your little ones are like locusts among locusts,quæ considunt in sepibus in die frigoris:which alight on hedges on a cold day.sol ortus est,The sun rose up,et avolaverunt,and they flew away,et non est cognitus locus earum ubi fuerint.and there was no way to know the place where they had been.

¹⁷Custodes tui quasi locustæ,Your guardians are like locusts,et parvuli tui quasi locustæ locustarum,and your little ones are like locusts among locusts,quæ considunt in sepibus in die frigoris:which alight on hedges on a cold day.sol ortus est,The sun rose up,et avolaverunt,and they flew away,et non est cognitus locus earum ubi fuerint.and there was no way to know the place where they had been.

¹⁸Dormitaverunt pastores tui,Your shepherds have become drowsy,rex Assur,king Assur.sepelientur principes tui:Your princes will be buried.latitavit populus tuus in montibus,Your people have remained hidden in the mountains,et non est qui congreget.and there is no one to gather them.

¹⁸Dormitaverunt pastores tui,Your shepherds have become drowsy,rex Assur,king Assur.sepelientur principes tui:Your princes will be buried.latitavit populus tuus in montibus,Your people have remained hidden in the mountains,et non est qui congreget.and there is no one to gather them.

¹⁹Non est obscura contritio tua;Your destruction is not hidden;pessima est plaga tua.your wound is grievous.Omnes qui audierunt auditionem tuam compresserunt manum super te:All who have heard of your fame have clenched their hands over you,quia super quem non transiit malitia tua semper?because over whom has your wickedness not trampled continually?

¹⁹Non est obscura contritio tua;Your destruction is not hidden;pessima est plaga tua.your wound is grievous.Omnes qui audierunt auditionem tuam compresserunt manum super te:All who have heard of your fame have clenched their hands over you,quia super quem non transiit malitia tua semper?because over whom has your wickedness not trampled continually?