| 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, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. |
| 3 | Therefore thus says Yahweh: "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 assembly of Yahweh. |
| 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 Spirit of Yahweh 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: "I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink;" he would be the prophet of this people. |
| 12 | I will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst 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. And their king passes on before them, with Yahweh at their head. |
