1 How horrible it will be for those who invent troubleand work out plans for disaster while in bed.When the morning dawns, they carry out their plansbecause they are able to.
2 They desire ⌊other people’s⌋ fields, so they seize them.They desire ⌊people’s⌋ houses, so they take them.They cheat a man and his family,a man and his inheritance.
3 So this is what the Lord says:I’m planning a disaster to punish your family.You won’t be able to rescue yourselves.You will no longer be able to walk proudly.This will be a time of disaster.
4 When that day comes, people will make fun of you.They will sing this sad song about you:“We are completely ruined.The Lord gives our people’s possessions ⌊to others⌋.He takes them from us.He divides our fields among our captors.”
5 That is why none of you in the Lord’s assembly will draw lotsto divide your property.
6 Your prophets say, “Don’t prophesy!Don’t prophesy such things!Disgrace will never overtake us.”
7 Should the descendants of Jacob be asked:Has the Spirit of the Lord become impatient with you?Has he done these things?Are his words good for those who live honestly?