And I said, Hear
, I pray you, O heads
of Jacob
, and ye princes
of the house
of Israel
; Is it not for you to know
judgment
?
Who hate the good
, and love
the evil
; who pluck off
their skin
from off them, and their flesh
from off their bones
;
Who also eat the flesh
of my people
, and flay
their skin
from off them; and they break
their bones
, and chop them in pieces
, as for the pot
, and as flesh
within
the caldron
.
Then shall they cry unto the LORD
, but he will not hear
them: he will even hide
his face
from them at that time
, as they have behaved themselves ill
in their doings
.
Thus saith the LORD
concerning the prophets
that make my people
err
, that bite
with their teeth
, and cry
, Peace
; and he that putteth
not into their mouths
, they even prepare
war
against him.
Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision
; and it shall be dark
unto you, that ye shall not divine
; and the sun
shall go down
over the prophets
, and the day
shall be dark
over them.
Then shall the seers be ashamed
, and the diviners
confounded
: yea, they shall all cover
their lips
; for there is no answer
of God
.
But truly I am full
of power
by the spirit
of the LORD
, and of judgment
, and of might
, to declare
unto Jacob
his transgression
, and to Israel
his sin
.
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads
of the house
of Jacob
, and princes
of the house
of Israel
, that abhor
judgment
, and pervert
all equity
.
They build up Zion
with blood
, and Jerusalem
with iniquity
.
The heads thereof judge
for reward
, and the priests
thereof teach
for hire
, and the prophets
thereof divine
for money
: yet will they lean
upon the LORD
, and say
, Is not the LORD
among
us? none evil
can come
upon us.
Therefore shall Zion for your sake
be plowed
as a field
, and Jerusalem
shall become heaps
, and the mountain
of the house
as the high places
of the forest
.