1 Woe to those who devise wickednessand work evil on their beds!When the morning dawns, they perform it,because it is in the power of their hand.
2 They covet fields and seize them,and houses, and take them away;they oppress a man and his house,a man and his inheritance.
3 Therefore thus says the Lord:behold, against this family I am devising disaster,from which you cannot remove your necks,and you shall not walk haughtily, for it will be a time of disaster.
4 In that day they shall take up a taunt song against youand moan bitterly,and say, “We are utterly ruined; he changes the portion of my people; how he removes it from me! To an apostate he allots our fields.”
5 Therefore you will have none to cast the line by lotin the assembly of the Lord.
6 “Do not preach”—thus they preach— “one should not preach of such things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
7 Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Has the Lord grown impatient?Are these his deeds?Do not my words do goodto him who walks uprightly?
8 But lately my people have risen up as an enemy;you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustinglywith no thought of war.
9 The women of my people you drive outfrom their delightful houses;from their young children you take awaymy splendor forever.
10 Arise and go,for this is no place to rest,because of uncleanness that destroyswith a grievous destruction.
11 If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”he would be the preacher for this people!
12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel;I will set them togetherlike sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture,a noisy multitude of men.
13 He who opens the breach goes up before them;they break through and pass the gate, going out by it.Their king passes on before them, the Lord at their head.