1 W oe 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 T hey 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 T herefore Yahweh 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 I n 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 T herefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in Yahweh’s assembly.

6 “ Don’t prophesy!” They prophesy. “Don’t prophesy about these things. Disgrace won’t overtake us.”

7 S hall it be said, O house of Jacob: “Is Yahweh’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”

8 B ut 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 Y ou drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; from their young children you take away my blessing forever.

10 A rise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.

11 I f 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 middle of their pasture; they will swarm with people.

13 H e 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.