Woe to them that are at ease
in Zion
, and trust
in the mountain
of Samaria
, which are named
chief
of the nations
, to whom the house
of Israel
came
!
Pass ye unto Calneh
, and see
; and from thence go
ye to Hamath
the great
: then go down
to Gath
of the Philistines
: be they better
than these kingdoms
? or their border
greater
than your border
?
Ye that put far away the evil
day
, and cause the seat
of violence
to come near
;
That lie upon beds
of ivory
, and stretch
themselves upon their couches
, and eat
the lambs
out of the flock
, and the calves
out of the midst
of the stall
;
That chant to the sound
of the viol
, and invent
to themselves instruments
of musick
, like David
;
That drink wine
in bowls
, and anoint
themselves with the chief
ointments
: but they are not grieved
for the affliction
of Joseph
.
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first
that go captive
, and the banquet
of them that stretched
themselves shall be removed
.
The Lord GOD
hath sworn
by himself
, saith
the LORD
the God
of hosts
, I abhor
the excellency
of Jacob
, and hate
his palaces
: therefore will I deliver up
the city
with all that is therein
.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten
men
in one
house
, that they shall die
.
And a man's uncle shall take him up
, and he that burneth
him, to bring out
the bones
out of the house
, and shall say
unto him that is by the sides
of the house
, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say
, No
. Then shall he say
, Hold thy tongue
: for we may not make mention
of the name
of the LORD
.
For, behold, the LORD commandeth
, and he will smite
the great
house
with breaches
, and the little
house
with clefts
.
Shall horses run
upon the rock
? will one plow
there with oxen
? for ye have turned
judgment
into gall
, and the fruit
of righteousness
into hemlock
:
Ye which rejoice in a thing
of nought
, which say
, Have we not taken
to us horns
by our own strength
?
But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation
, O house
of Israel
, saith
the LORD
the God
of hosts
; and they shall afflict
you from the entering in
of Hemath
unto the river
of the wilderness
.