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.
~'tw{b.K.vim<04904!> -l;[ ['r yel][{p.W !,w'a -yeb.v{x yw{h ? ~'d'y lea.l -v,y yiK 'h.Wf][;y r,q{B;h rw{a.B
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.
.Wq.v'[.w .Wa'f'n.w ~yiT'b.W .Wl'z'g.w tw{d'f .Wd.m'x.w ? w{t'l]x;n.w vyia.w w{tyeb.W r,b,G
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.
h'x'P.viM;h -l;[ bev{x yin.nih h'wh.y r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? ~,kyet{ra..W;c ~'Vim .Wvyim't -a{l r,v]a h'['r ta{Z;h ? ayih h'['r te[ yiK h'mw{r .Wk.let a{l.w
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.
yih.n h'h'n.w l'v'm ~,kyel][ a'FIy a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? ryim'y yiM;[ q,lex .WnUD;v.n dw{d'v r;m'a h'y.hin ? qeL;x.y .Wnyed'f bebw{v.l yil vyim'y .$yea
5
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall
cast a
cord by
lot in the
congregation of the
LORD.
l'rw{g.B l,b,x .$yil.v;m '$.l h,y.hIy -a{l !ek'l ? h'wh.y l;h.qiB
6
Prophesy ye not, say they to them that
prophesy: they shall not
prophesy to them, that they shall not
take shame.
a{l h,Lea'l .WpiJ;y -a{l !.WpyiJ;y .WpiJ;T -l;a ? tw{Mil.K g;SIy
7
O thou that art
named the
house of
Jacob, is the
spirit of the
LORD straitened? are these his
doings? do not my
words do
good to him that
walketh uprightly?
h,Lea -mia h'wh.y ;x.Wr r;c'q]h b{q][;y -tyeB r.Wm'a,h ? r'v'Y;h ~i[ .Wbyijyey y;r'b.d aw{l]h wy'l'l][;m ? .$elw{h
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.
h'm.l;f l.WMim ~emw{q.y beyw{a.l yiM;[ l.Wm.t,a.w ? h'm'x.lim yeb.Wv x;j,B ~yir.b{[em !.Wjiv.p;T r,d,a
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.
l;[em 'hy,gUn][;T tyeBim !.Wv.r'g.T yiM;[ yev.n ? ~'lw{[.l yir'd]h .Wx.qiT 'hy,l'l{[
10
Arise ye, and
depart; for this is not your
rest: because it is
polluted, it shall
destroy you, even with a
sore destruction.
r.Wb][;B h'x.Wn.M;h ta{z -a{l yiK .Wk.l.W .Wm.Wq ? #'r.min l,b,x.w leB;x.T h'a.m'j
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.
'$.l @iJ;a beZiK r,q,v'w ;x.Wr .$el{h vyia -.Wl ? h,Z;h ~'['h @yiJ;m h'y'h.w r'keV;l.w !Iy;Y;l
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.
tyirea.v #eB;q]a #eB;q .$'LUK b{q][;y @{s/a,a @{s'a ? r,de[.K h'r.c'B !a{c.K .WN,myif]a d;x;y lea'r.fIy ? ~'d'aem h'n,myih.T w{r.b'D;h .$w{t.B
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.
r;[;v .Wr{b][;Y;w .Wc.r'P ~,hyen.pil #er{P;h h'l'[ ? h'why;w ~,hyen.pil ~'K.l;m r{b][;Y;w w{b .Wa.ceY;w ? ~'va{r.B