1 W oe to those who devise iniquity and work out evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they perform and practice it because it is in their power.

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.

2 T hey covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away; they oppress and crush a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away; and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

3 T herefore thus says the Lord: Behold, against this family I am planning a disaster from which you cannot remove your necks, nor will you be able to walk erect; for it will be an evil time.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye walk haughtily: for it is an evil time.

4 I n that day shall they take up a parable against you and wail with a doleful and bitter lamentation and say, We are utterly ruined and laid waste! changes the portion of my people. How He removes it from me! He divides our fields.

In that day shall they take up a proverb concerning you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, say, We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! He hath distributed our fields to the rebellious.

5 T herefore you shall have no one to cast a line by lot upon a plot in the assembly of the Lord.

Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the measuring line upon a lot, in the congregation of Jehovah.

6 D o not preach, say the prophesying false prophets; one should not babble and harp on such things; disgrace will not overtake us.

Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will not depart.

7 O house of Jacob, shall it be said, Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted, impatient, and shortened? Or are these His doings? Do not My words do good to him who walks uprightly?

O thou named the house of Jacob, Is Jehovah impatient? are these his doings? Do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

8 B ut lately (yesterday) My people have stood up as an enemy. Off from the garment you strip the cloak of those who pass by in secure confidence of safety and are averse to war.

But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip off the mantle with the garment from them that pass by securely, that are averse from war.

9 T he women of My people you cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away My glory forever.

The women of my people do ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children do ye take away my magnificence for ever.

10 A rise and depart, for this is not the rest, because of uncleanness that works destruction, even a sharp and grievous destruction.

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not the resting-place, because of defilement that bringeth destruction, even a grievous destruction.

11 I f a man walking in a spirit and in falsehood should lie and say, I will prophesy to you of wine and strong drink, O Israel, he would even be the acceptable prophet of this people!

If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink, he shall be the prophet of this people.

12 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the midst of their pasture. They shall swarm with men and hum with much noise.

I will surely assemble, O Jacob, the whole of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture: they shall make great noise by reason of men.

13 T he Breaker will go up before them. They will break through, pass in through the gate and go out through it, and their King will pass on before them, the Lord at their head.

One that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.