Make fast the chariot to the steed, thou inhabitress of the smitten: she the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion: for in thee were found the transgressions of Israel.

Make bald, and shave for the sons of thy delights; increase thy baldness as the eagle; for they were carried away captive from thee.

Then shall they cry to Jehovah and he will not answer them, and he will hide his face from them in that time, as their doings were evil.

And they seeing were ashamed, and they divining were disgraced, and they covered over their lip, all of them; for no answer of God.

And now many nations were gathered against thee, saying, She shall be defiled, and our eyes shall look upon Zion.

For her rich ones were full of violence, and her inhabitants spake falsehood, and their tongue of deceit in their mouth.