Rotherham(i)
3 Put thou forth, therefore, against the perverse house, a parable, and say unto them, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh: Set on the caldron, set it on, Moreover also, pour into it water:
4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, Every good piece, thigh and shoulder,––With the choice of the bones, fill it:
5 Take, of the choice of the rock, Moreover also, a pile of bones [place] under it,––Boil the pieces thereof, Yea, let the bones of it seethe, in the midst thereof.
6 Wherefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Woe! city of bloodshed. The caldron whose scum is in it, and, whose scum, hath not gone out of it: Piece by piece, bring it out, There hath fallen thereon no lot.
7 For, her own blood, hath come to be, in her midst, Upon the smooth face of the cliff, hath she set it,––She hath not poured it out on the earth, that she might cover it with dust.
8 To bring up indignation, to execute an avenging, have I set her blood upon the smooth face of the cliff,––that it may not be covered.
9 Wherefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Woe! city of bloodshed,––Even I myself, will make large the pile.
10 Heap on the wood, Kindle the fire, Consume the flesh, Yea season with spice, And let the bones be scorched.
11 Then set it upon the live coals thereof, empty,––that the copper of it, may be scorched and burn, So that the impurity thereof, may be annihilated within it, The scum thereof, be consumed.
12 With toils, hath she wearied herself,––Since her abundant scum will not go out of her, into the fire, with her scum!
13 In thine uncleanness, is lewdness; because I purified thee. and thou wast not purified, from thine uncleanness, thou shalt not be purified any more, until I have let mine indignation rest upon thee.
14 I, Yahweh, have spoken, It cometh, and I will perform, I will not let alone, neither will I shield, Nor will I repent,––According to thy ways and according to thy doings, have they judged thee, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh.