6:1 [] Uioi Beniamin, fugete meta spoudhV ek mesou thV Ierousalhm kai hchsate salpigga en Qekoue kai uywsate shmeion ek puroV en Baiq-akkerem× dioti kakon prokuptei apo borra kai suntrimmoV megaV.

6:2 Parwmoiasa thn qugatera thV Siwn me cariessan kai truferan gunaika.

6:3 Oi poimeneV kai ta poimnia autwn qelousin elqei eiV authn× qelousi sthsei skhnaV kuklw enantion authV× qelousi poimainei ekastoV en tw topw autou.

6:4 Etoimasate polemon kat' authV× shkwqhte kai aV anabwmen en meshmbria. Ouai eiV hmaV, dioti klinei h hmera, dioti ekteinontai ai skiai thV esperaV.

6:5 Shkwqhte kai aV anabwmen dia nuktoV kai aV katastreywmen ta palatia authV.

6:6 Dioti outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Katakoyate dendra kai uywsate pericarakwmata enantion thV Ierousalhm. Auth einai h poliV, ef' hn prepei na geinh episkeyiV× einai olh katadunasteia en mesw authV.

6:7 KaqwV h phgh anabruei ta udata authV, outwV auth anabruei thn kakian authV× bia kai arpagh akouontai en auth× enwpion mou akatapaustwV einai ponoV kai plhgai.

6:8 Swfronisqhti, Ierousalhm, mhpote aposurqh h yuch mou apo sou× mhpote se katasthsw erhmon, ghn akatoikhton.

6:9 [] Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× qelousi stafulologhsei olotelwV wV ampelon ta upoloipa tou Israhl× epistreyon thn ceira sou wV o trughthV eiV ta kalaqia.

6:10 ProV tina qelw lalhsei kai diamarturhqh, dia na akouswsin; idou, to wtion autwn einai aperitmhton kai den dunantai na akouswsin× idou, o logoV tou Kuriou einai proV autouV oneidoV× den hdunontai eiV auton.

6:11 Dia touto eimai plhrhV apo qumou tou Kuriou× apekamon kratwn emauton× qelw ekceei auton epi ta nhpia exwqen kai epi thn sunaxin twn newn omou× dioti kai o anhr qelei piasqh meta thV gunaikoV kai o hlikiwmenoV meta tou plhrouV hmerwn.

6:12 Kai ai oikiai autwn qelousi perasei eiV allouV, oi agroi kai ai gunaikeV omou, dioti qelw ekteinei thn ceira mou epi touV katoikouV thV ghV, legei KurioV.

6:13 Dioti apo mikrou autwn ewV megalou autwn paV tiV edoqh eiV thn pleonexian× kai apo profhtou ewV ierewV paV tiV prattei yeudoV.

6:14 Kai iatreusan to suntrimma thV qugatroV tou laou mou epipolaiwV, legonteV, Eirhnh, eirhnh× kai den uparcei eirhnh.

6:15 MhpwV hscunqhsan, ote epraxan bdelugma; malista pantelwV den hscunqhsan oude hruqriasan× dia touto qelousi pesei metaxu twn piptontwn× otan episkefqw autouV, qelousin apolesqh, eipe KurioV.

6:16 Outw legei KurioV× Sthte epi taV odouV kai idete kai erwthsate peri twn aiwniwn tribwn, pou einai h agaqh odoV, kai peripateite en auth, kai qelete eurei anapausin eiV taV yucaV saV. All' autoi eipon, den qelomen peripathsei en auth.

6:17 Kai katesthsa skopouV ef' umaV, legwn, Akousate ton hcon thV salpiggoV. All' eipon, den qelomen akousei.

6:18 [] Dia touto akousate, eqnh, kai su, sunagwgh, gnwrison ti einai metaxu autwn.

6:19 Akoue, gh× idou, egw qelw ferei kakon epi ton laon touton, ton karpon twn dialogismwn autwn, dioti den eprosexan eiV touV logouV mou kai eiV ton nomon mou, all' aperriyan auton.

6:20 Ti proV eme o feromenoV libanoV apo Seba kai to apo ghV makraV euwdeV kinnamwmon; ta olokautwmata saV den einai dekta oude ai qusiai saV euarestoi eiV eme.

6:21 Dia touto outw legei KurioV× Idou, egw qelw balei proskommata emprosqen tou laou toutou kai oi patereV kai oi uioi omou qelousi proskoyei ep' auta, o geitwn kai o filoV autou qelousin apolesqh.

6:22 Outw legei o KurioV× Idou, laoV ercetai apo thV ghV tou borra, kai eqnoV mega qelei egerqh apo twn akrwn thV ghV.

6:23 Toxon kai logchn qelousi kratei× einai sklhroi kai anileoi× fwnh autwn ekei wV qalassa, kai epibainousin epi ippouV, paratetagmenoi wV andreV eiV polemon enantion sou, qugathr thV Siwn.

6:24 Hkousamen thn fhmhn autwn× ai ceireV hmwn pareluqhsan× stenocwria katelaben hmaV, wdineV wV tiktoushV.

6:25 Mh exelqhte eiV ton agron kai en odw mh peripateite× dioti h romfaia tou ecqrou einai tromoV pantacoqen.

6:26 Qugathr tou laou mou, perizwsqhti sakkon kai kulisqhti eiV stakthn× penqoV monogenouV kame eiV seauthn× qrhnhson pikrwV× dioti o exoloqreuthV qelei elqei exaifnhV ef' hmaV.

6:27 Se eqesa skopian, frourion metaxu tou laou mou, dia na gnwrishV kai na exereunhshV thn odon autwn.

6:28 PanteV einai olwV apeiqeiV, peripatousi kakologounteV× einai calkoV kai sidhroV× panteV einai diefqarmenoi.

6:29 To fushthrion ekauqh× o molubdoV kathnalwqh upo tou puroV× o cwneuthV dialuei eiV mathn× dioti oi kakoi den ecwrisqhsan.