Sometimes she’s in the streets. Sometimes she’s at other places. At every corner she waits.

有时在街市上，有时在宽阔处，或在各巷口蹲伏，

有时在街市，有时在广场，或在各巷口等候。

有时在街市，有时在广场，或在各巷口等候。

有时在街上，有时在广场，或在各巷口守候。

她有时在街上，有时在广场上，或在任何角落旁边藏伏。

她有时在街道，有时在广场，在各个角落附近埋伏。

有時在街市上，有時在寬闊處，或在各巷口蹲伏，

有時在街市，有時在廣場，或在各巷口等候。

有時在街市，有時在廣場，或在各巷口等候。

有時在街上，有時在廣場，或在各巷口守候。

她有時在街上，有時在廣場上，或在任何角落旁邊藏伏。

她有時在街市上，有時在廣場上，或在任何轉彎抹角的附近潛伏着。

她有時在街道，有時在廣場，在各個角落附近埋伏。

時而在衢、時而在市、或潛伏於諸隅、

或在街衢、隨在匿跡以誘人。

有時在衢、有時在市、在路隅以俟、

now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)

now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait.

She is often in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner.

Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.

She is now in the streets, now in the public squares, And lurks by every corner.

At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.

Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)

Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.

Now[ is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.

She hides and waits like a thief. She causes many men to sin.

She sits at the door of her house. She sits at the highest point of the city.

The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. Your traders were among the world’s most important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

Your people built up mounds for themselves in every market. They put little places of worship on them.They set them up at every street corner. Jerusalem, you misused your beauty. You offered your body to anyone who passed by. You did it again and again.

“ Long ago you broke off the yoke I put on you. You tore off the ropes I tied you up with. You said,‘ I won’t serve you!’ In fact, on every high hill you lay down like a prostitute. You worshiped other gods under every green tree.

All the nations have drunk the strong wine of her terrible sins. The kings of the earth took part in her evil ways. The traders of the world grew rich from her great wealth.”

“ Look up at the bare hilltops. Is there any place where you have not worshiped other gods? You have been unfaithful to me like a wife committing adultery. By the side of the road you sat waiting for lovers. You sat there like someone who wanders in the desert. You have made the land impure. You are like a sinful prostitute.

Your people built up mounds at every street corner. You put little places of worship on them in every market. But you did not really act like a prostitute. That’s because you refused to let your lovers pay you anything.

Why do you keep on changing your ways so much? Assyria did not help you. And Egypt will not help you either.

You are very skilled at chasing after love! Even the worst of women can learn from how you act.