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1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise 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 And they covet fields, and take them by violence ; and houses, and take them away : so 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 saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil.
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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 shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say , We be utterly spoiled : he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
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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 thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation 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 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy : they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
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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 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened ? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
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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 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy : ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.
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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 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
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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 ye, and depart ; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted , it shall destroy you, even with a sore 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 the spirit and falsehood do lie , saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even 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 , O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah , as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
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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 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up , and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
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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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