Yahweh continues to speak to the people of Jerusalem by speaking directly to the city of Jerusalem.

##  I have struck the dishonest gain...the bloodshed ##

The word "struck" refers to Yahweh taking action against those things. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## Will your heart stand, will your hands be strong on the days when I myself will deal with you? ##

AT: Your heart will not stand, your hands will not be strong on the days when I myself will deal with you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## So I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the lands ##

God will force the people of Israel to separate from each other.   (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## purge ##

remove something unwanted.

## in the eyes of the nations ##

AT: "in the opinion of the people in other nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])