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Woe to Those at Ease in Zion
“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
Woe to the Complacent in Zion
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.
Pass over to Calneh, and see,
and from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
and from there go to Hamath the great;
then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
O you who put far away the day of disaster
and bring near the seat of violence?
and bring near the seat of violence?
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
“Woe to those who lie on beds of ivory
and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the midst of the stall,
and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
and calves from the midst of the stall,
that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;
who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,
and like David invent for themselves instruments of music,
that chant to the sound of the lute, [and] invent them instruments of music, like David;
who drink wine in bowls
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
and anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breach of Joseph.
Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile,
and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”
and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”
Therefore shall they now go captive, with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts:
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”
The Pride of Israel
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
And if ten men remain in one house, they shall die.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
And when one’s relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
And a man's uncle, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet [any] with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.
For behold, the Lord commands,
and the great house shall be struck down into fragments,
and the little house into bits.
and the great house shall be struck down into fragments,
and the little house into bits.
For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
Shall horses run upon the rock? will [men] plough [thereon] with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, have We not taken to us power by our own strength?
“For behold, I will raise up against you a nation,
O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath
to the Brook of the Arabah.”
O house of Israel,” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you from Lebo-hamath
to the Brook of the Arabah.”
For behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I will raise up against you a nation; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the torrent of the Arabah.