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1 Woe
to those who
devise iniquity
and work evil
on their beds!
When the morning
is light, they
practice it,
because it is
in the power
of their hand.
2 They
covet fields and
seize them,
and houses, then
take them away.
They oppress a
man and his
house,
even a man and
his heritage.
3 Therefore
the LORD says:
“Behold, I am
planning against
these people a
disaster,
from which you
will not remove
your necks,
neither will you
walk haughtily,
for it is
an evil time.
4 In
that day they
will take up
a parable against
you,
and lament with
a doleful
lamentation, saying,
‘We are utterly
ruined!
My people’s
possession is
divided up.
Indeed he takes
it from me
and assigns our
fields to traitors!’ ”
5 Therefore
you will have
no one who divides
the land by
lot in the
LORD’s assembly.
6 “Don’t
prophesy!”—they
prophesy—
“Don’t prophesy about these things.
Disgrace won’t overtake us.”
7 Shall
it be said,
O house of
Jacob,
“Is the LORD’s
Spirit angry?
Are these his
doings?
Don’t my words do
good to him
who walks blamelessly?”
8 But lately
my people have
risen up as
an enemy.
You strip the
robe and clothing
from those who
pass by without
a care, returning
from battle.
9 You
drive the women of
my people out
from their
pleasant houses;
from their young
children you take
away my blessing
forever.
10 Arise,
and depart!
For this is
not your resting
place,
because of
uncleanness that destroys,
even with a
grievous destruction.
11 If
a man walking
in a spirit
of falsehood lies,
saying,
“I will prophesy
to you of
wine and of
strong drink,”
he would be
the prophet of
this people.
12 I
will surely
assemble all of
you, Jacob.
I will surely
gather the remnant
of Israel.
I will put
them together as
the sheep of
Bozrah,
as a flock
in the middle
of their pasture.
They will swarm
with people.
13 He
who breaks open
the way goes
up before them.
They break
through the gate,
and go out.
Their king passes
on before them,
with the LORD
at their head.