Woe to them that devise
iniquity
, and work
evil
upon their beds
! when the morning
is light
, they practise
it, because it is
in the power
of their hand
.
And they covet fields
, and take them by violence
; and houses
, and take them away
: so they oppress
a man
and his house
, even a man
and his heritage
.
Therefore thus saith the LORD
; Behold, against this family
do I devise
an evil
, from which ye shall not remove
your necks
; neither shall ye go
haughtily
: for this time
is evil
.
In that day shall one take up
a parable
against you, and lament
with a doleful
lamentation
, and say
, We be utterly
spoiled
: he hath changed
the portion
of my people
: how hath he removed
it from me! turning away
he hath divided
our fields
.
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord
by lot
in the congregation
of the LORD
.
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy
: they shall not prophesy
to them, that they shall not take
shame
.
O thou that art named the house
of Jacob
, is the spirit
of the LORD
straitened
? are these his doings
? do not my words
do good
to him that walketh
uprightly
?
Even of late my people
is risen up
as an enemy
: ye pull off
the robe
with
the garment
from them that pass
by securely
as men averse
from war
.
The women of my people
have ye cast out
from their pleasant
houses
; from their children
have ye taken away
my glory
for ever
.
Arise ye, and depart
; for this is not your rest
: because it is polluted
, it shall destroy
you , even with a sore
destruction
.
If a man
walking
in the spirit
and falsehood
do lie
, saying , I will prophesy
unto thee of wine
and of strong drink
; he shall even be the prophet
of this people
.
I will surely assemble
, O Jacob
, all of thee; I will surely
gather
the remnant
of Israel
; I will put
them together
as the sheep
of Bozrah
, as the flock
in the midst
of their fold
: they shall make great noise
by reason of the multitude of men
.
The breaker is come up
before
them: they have broken up
, and have passed through
the gate
, and are gone out
by it: and their king
shall pass
before
them, and the LORD
on the head
of them.