3:1 [] Ouai eiV thn polin twn aimatwn× olh einai plhrhV yeudouV kai arpaghV× to qhrama den apoleipei.

3:2 Fwnh mastigwn akouetai kai fwnh qorubou trocwn kai ippwn ormwntwn kai armatwn anaphdwntwn,

3:3 ippewV anabainontoV kai romfaiaV stilboushV kai logchV exastraptoushV, kai plhqoV traumatizomenwn kai megaV ariqmoV ptwmatwn, kai den einai teloV twn ptwmatwn× proskoptousin eiV ta ptwmata autwn×

3:4 apo tou plhqouV twn porneiwn thV qelktikhV pornhV, thV empeirou eiV gohteiaV, htiV pwlei eqnh dia twn porneiwn authV kai fulaV dia twn gohteiwn authV.

3:5 Idou, egw eimai enantion sou, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× kai qelw anashkwsei ta kraspeda sou epi to proswpon sou, kai qelw deixei eiV ta eqnh thn aiscunhn sou kai eiV ta basileia thn atimian sou.

3:6 Kai qelw riyei bdeluran akaqarsian epi se kai qelw se kataiscunei kai qelw se katasthsei eiV qeama.

3:7 Kai panteV oi bleponteV se qelousi feugei apo sou kai qelousi legei, H Nineuh hrhmwqh× tiV qelei sulluphqh authn; poqen qelw zhthsei parhgorhtaV dia se;

3:8 [] eisai kalhtera thV Nw Ammwn, thV keimenhV metaxu twn potamwn, thV perikukloumenhV apo udatwn, thV opoiaV promacwn hto h qalassa kai teicoV authV to pelagoV;

3:9 H Aiqiopia hto h iscuV authV kai h AiguptoV kai alloi aperantoi× h Fouq kai oi LibueV hsan oi bohqoi sou.

3:10 Alla kai auth metwkisqh, uphgen eiV aicmalwsian, ta de nhpia authV sunetrifqhsan epi twn akrwn paswn twn odwn× kai erriyan klhrouV epi touV endoxouV authV andraV, kai panteV oi megistaneV authV edeqhsan me aluseiV.

3:11 Kai su qeleiV mequsqh, qeleiV menei afanhV× kai su qeleiV zhthsei dunamin enantion tou ecqrou.

3:12 Panta ta ocurwmata sou qelousin eisqai wV sukai me ta prwtofanh suka autwn× ean seisqwsi, qelousi bebaiwV pesei eiV to stoma tou trwgontoV.

3:13 Idou, o laoV sou einai gunaikeV en mesw sou× ai pulai thV ghV sou qelousin eisqai olwV anewgmenai eiV touV ecqrouV sou× to pur qelei katafagei touV moclouV sou.

3:14 Anasuron eiV seauton udwr dia thn poliorkian, endunamwson ta ocurwmata sou× eiselqe eiV ton phlon kai pathson thn argillon, episkeuason thn keramikhn kaminon×

3:15 ekei qelei se katafagei to pur× h romfaia qelei se exoloqreusei, qelei se katafagei wV broucoV× plhqunou wV broucoV, plhqunou wV akriV.

3:16 EplhqunaV touV emporouV sou uper ta astra tou ouranou× o broucoV exhplwqh kai exepetaxen.

3:17 Oi megistaneV sou einai wV akrideV kai oi satrapai sou wV megalai akrideV, aitineV epikaqhntai epi touV fragmouV en hmera yucouV× all' otan o hlioV anateilh, feugousi kai o topoV autwn den gnwrizetai pou hsan.

3:18 Oi poimeneV sou enustaxan, basileu thV AssuriaV× oi dunatoi sou apekoimhqhsan× o laoV sou eskorpisqh epi ta orh kai den uparcei o sunagwn.