“Up then and on by night, 5

That we ruin her palaces!”

For thus said the Lord of Hosts: 6

Hew down her[243] trees and heap

Against Jerusalem a mound;

Woe to the City of Falsehood,[244]

Nought but oppression within her!

As a well keeps its waters fresh 7

She keeps fresh her evil;

Violence and spoil are heard throughout her,