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1 Woe 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.
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1 Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning's light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.
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2 They 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.
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2 They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance.
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3 Therefore thus says the LORD: "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.
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3 Therefore, the LORD says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
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4 In 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!'"
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4 In that day men will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: 'We are utterly ruined; my people's possession is divided up. He takes it from me! He assigns our fields to traitors.' "
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5 Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the assembly of the LORD.
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5 Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.
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6 "Don't you prophesy!" They prophesy. "Don't prophesy about these things. Disgrace won't overtake us."
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6 "Do not prophesy," their prophets say. "Do not prophesy about these things; disgrace will not overtake us."
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7 Shall it be said, O house of Ya`akov: "Is the Spirit of the LORD angry? Are these his doings? Don't my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?"
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7 Should it be said, O house of Jacob: "Is the Spirit of the LORD angry? Does he do such things?" "Do not my words do good to him whose ways are upright?
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8 But 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.
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8 Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care, like men returning from battle.
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9 You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses; From their young children you take away my blessing forever.
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9 You drive the women of my people from their pleasant homes. You take away my blessing from their children forever.
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10 Arise, and depart! For this is not your resting place, Because of uncleanness that destroys, Even with a grievous destruction.
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10 Get up, go away! For this is not your resting place, because it is defiled, it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
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11 If 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.
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11 If a liar and deceiver comes and says, 'I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,' he would be just the prophet for this people!
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12 I will surely assemble, Ya`akov, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Yisra'el; I will put them together as the sheep of Botzrah, As a flock in the midst of their pasture; They will throng with people.
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12 "I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.
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13 He 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 the LORD at their head."
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13 One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head."
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