3:1 [] Ouai h paradedeigmatismenh kai memolusmenh× h poliV h kataqlibousa

3:2 Den uphkousen eiV thn fwnhn× den edecqh diorqwsin× den hlpisen epi ton Kurion× den eplhsiasen eiV ton Qeon authV.

3:3 Oi arconteV authV einai en auth leonteV wruomenoi× oi kritai authV lukoi thV esperaV× den afinousin ouden dia to prwi.

3:4 Oi profhtai authV einai propeteiV, anqrwpoi dolioi× oi iereiV authV ebebhlwsan to agiasthrion, hqethsan ton nomon.

3:5 O KurioV einai dikaioV en mesw authV× den qelei kamei adikian× kata pasan prwian ferei thn krisin autou eiV fwV, den apoleipei× all' o diefqarmenoV den gnwrizei aiscunhn.

3:6 Exwloqreusa eqnh× oi purgoi autwn einai hrhmwmenoi× hrhmwsa taV odouV autwn, wste na mh uparch diabainwn× ai poleiV autwn hfanisqhsan, wste den uparcei oudeiV katoikwn.

3:7 Eipa, BebaiwV hqeleV me fobhqh, hqeleV decqh paideian, kai h katoikia authV den hqelen exoloqreuqh, oson kai an etimwroun authn× plhn autoi espeusan na diafqeirwsi pasaV taV praxeiV autwn.

3:8 [] Dia touto prosmenete me, legei KurioV, mecri thV hmeraV kaq' hn egeiromai proV lehlasian× dioti h apofasiV mou einai na sunaxw ta eqnh, na sunaqroisw ta basileia, na ekcew ep' auta thn aganakthsin mou, olhn thn exayin thV orghV mou× epeidh pasa h gh qelei katanalwqh upo tou puroV tou zhlou mou.

3:9 Dioti tote qelw apokatasthsei eiV touV laouV glwssan kaqaran, dia na epikalwntai panteV to onoma tou Kuriou, na douleuwsin auton upo ena zugon.

3:10 Apo tou peran twn potamwn thV AiqiopiaV oi iketai mou, h qugathr twn diesparmenwn mou, qelousi ferei thn prosforan mou.

3:11 En th hmera ekeinh den qeleiV aiscunesqai dia pasaV taV praxeiV sou, di' wn hnomhsaV enantion mou× dioti tote qelw afairesei ek mesou sou touV kaucwmenouV eiV thn megaloprepeian sou, kai den qeleiV pleon megalaucei kata tou orouV tou agiou mou.

3:12 Kai qelw afhsei en mesw sou laon teqlimmenon kai ptwcon, kai outoi qelousin elpizei epi to onoma tou Kuriou.

3:13 To upoloipon tou Israhl den qelei praxei anomian oude lalhsei yeudh, oude qelei eureqh en tw stomati autwn glwssa dolia× dioti autoi qelousi boskei kai plagiazei, kai den qelei uparcei o ekfobwn.

3:14 [] Yalle, qugater Siwn× alalaxate, Israhl× terpou kai eufrainou ex olhV kardiaV, qugater Ierousalhm.

3:15 Afhresen o KurioV taV kriseiV sou, apestreye ton ecqron sou× basileuV tou Israhl einai o KurioV en mesw sou× den qeleiV pleon idei kakon.

3:16 En th hmera ekeinh qelei lecqh proV thn Ierousalhm, Mh fobou× Siwn, aV mh ekluwntai ai ceireV sou.

3:17 KurioV o QeoV sou, o en mesw sou, o dunatoV, qelei se swsei, qelei eufranqh epi se en cara, qelei anapauesqai eiV thn agaphn autou, qelei eufrainesqai eiV se en asmasi.

3:18 Qelw sunaxei touV leluphmenouV dia taV epishmouV eortaV, touV ontaV apo sou, eiV touV opoiouV hto baroV o oneidismoV.

3:19 Idou, en tw kairw ekeinw qelw afanisei pantaV touV kataqlibontaV se× kai qelw swsei thn cwlainousan kai sunaxei thn exwsmenhn× kai qelw katasthsei autouV epainon kai doxan en panti topw thV aiscunhV autwn.