1
Woe to
those who are at
ease in
Zion And to those who feel
secure in the
mountain of
Samaria, The
distinguished men of the
foremost of
nations, To
whom the
house of
Israel comes.
!w{r.m{v r;h.B ~yix.j{B;h.w !w{Yic.B ~yiN;n]a;V;h yw{h ? lea'r.fIy tyeB ~,h'l .Wa'b.W ~Iyw{G;h tyivaer yebUq.n
2
Go over to
Calneh and
look, And
go from
there to
Hamath the
great, Then
go down to
Gath of the
Philistines. Are they
better than these kingdoms,
Or is their
territory greater than yours?
h'B;r t;m]x ~'Vim .Wk.l.W .Wa.r.W hen.l;k .Wr.bi[ ? tw{k'l.m;M;h -nim ~yibw{j]h ]myT.vil.P -t;g .Wd.r.W ? ~,k.lUb.Gim ~'l.Wb.G b;r -mia h,Lea'h
3
Do you
put off the
day of
calamity, And would you
bring near the
seat of
violence?
s'm'x t,b,v !.WvyiG;T;w ['r ~w{y.l ~yiD;n.m;h
4
Those who
recline on
beds of
ivory And
sprawl on their
couches, And
eat lambs from the
flock And
calves from the
midst of the
stall,
~'tw{f.r;[ -l;[ ~yixUr.s.W !ev tw{Jim -l;[ ~yib.k{V;h ? qeB.r;m .$w{Tim ~yil'g][;w !a{Cim ~yir'K ~yil.k{a.w
5
Who
improvise to the
sound of the
harp, And like
David have
composed songs for themselves,
~,h'l .Wb.v'x dyiw'd.K l,b'N;h yiP -l;[ ~yij.r{P;h ? ryiv -yel.K
6
Who
drink wine from
sacrificial bowls While they
anoint themselves with the
finest of
oils, Yet they have not
grieved over the
ruin of
Joseph.
.Wx'v.mIy ~yin'm.v tyivaer.w !Iy;y yeq.r.zim.B ~yit{V;h ? @esw{y r,bev -l;[ .Wl.x,n a{l.w
7
Therefore, they will
now go into
exile at the
head of the
exiles, And the
sprawlers' banqueting will
pass away.
x;z.rim r's.w ~yil{G va{r.B .Wl.gIy h'T;[ !ek'l ? ~yix.Wr.s
8
The
Lord GOD has
sworn by
Himself, the
LORD God of
hosts has
declared: "I
loathe the
arrogance of
Jacob, And
detest his
citadels; Therefore I will
deliver up the
city and
all it
contains."
h'wh.y -mUa.n w{v.p;n.B hiwh.y y'n{d]a [;B.vin ? b{q][;y !w{a.G -t,a yik{n'a bea't.m tw{a'b.c yeh{l/a ? H'a{l.m.W ryi[ yiT.r;G.sih.w yitaen'f wy't{n.m.r;a.w
9
And it will be,
if ten men are
left in
one house, they will
die.
tIy;b.B ~yiv'n]a h'r'f][ .Wr.t\WIy -mia h'y'h.w ? .Wtem'w d'x,a
10
Then one's
uncle, or his
undertaker, will
lift him up to
carry out his
bones from the
house, and he will
say to the one
who is in the
innermost part of the
house, "Is anyone
else with you?" And that one will
say,
"No one." Then he will
answer,
"Keep quiet. For the
name of the
LORD is not to be
mentioned."
~yim'c][ ayicw{h.l w{p.r's.m.W w{dw{D w{a'f.n.W ? tIy;B;h yet.K.r;y.B r,v]a;l r;m'a.w tIy;B;h -nim ? a{l yiK s'h r;m'a.w s,p'a r;m'a.w .$'Mi[ dw{[;h ? h'wh.y ~ev.B ryiK.z;h.l
11
For
behold, the
LORD is going to
command that the
great house be
smashed to
pieces and the
small house to
fragments.
lw{d'G;h tIy;B;h h'Kih.w h/W;c.m h'wh.y heNih -yiK ? ~yi[iq.B !{j'Q;h tIy;B;h.w ~yisyis.r
12
Do
horses run on
rocks?
Or does one
plow them with
oxen?
Yet you have
turned justice into
poison And the
fruit of
righteousness into
wormwood,
~yir'q.B;B vw{r]x;y -mia ~yis.Ws [;l,S;B !.WcUr.y;h ? h'n][;l.l h'q'd.c yir.p.W j'P.vim va{r.l ~,T.k;p]h -yiK
13
You who
rejoice in
Lodebar, And
say, "Have we not by our own
strength taken Karnaim for ourselves?"
.Wneq.z'x.b aw{l]h ~yir.m{a'h r'b'd a{l.l ~yixem.F;h ? ~Iy'n.r;q .Wn'l .Wn.x;q'l
14
"For
behold, I am going to
raise up a
nation against you, O
house of
Israel,"
declares the
LORD God of
hosts, "And they will
afflict you from the
entrance of
Hamath To the
brook of the
Arabah."
h'wh.y -mUa.n lea'r.fIy tyeB ~,kyel][ ~yiqem yin.nih yiK ? aw{b.Lim ~,k.t,a .Wc]x'l.w yw{G tw{a'b.C;h yeh{l/a ? h'b'r]['h l;x;n -d;[ t'm]x