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And I
said,
"Hear now,
heads of
Jacob And
rulers of the
house of
Israel. Is it not for you to
know justice?
yenyic.q.W b{q][;y yeva'r a'n -.W[.miv r;m{a'w ? j'P.viM;h -t,a t;[;d'l ~,k'l aw{l]h lea'r.fIy tyeB
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"You who
hate good and
love evil, Who
tear off their
skin from them And their
flesh from their
bones,
~,hyel][em ~'rw{[ yel.z{G h'['r yeb]h{a.w bw{j yea.n{f ? ~'tw{m.c;[ l;[em ~'rea.v.W
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Who eat the
flesh of my
people,
Strip off their
skin from them,
Break their
bones And
chop them up as for the
pot And as
meat in a
kettle."
~,hyel][em ~'rw{[.w yiM;[ rea.v .Wl.k'a r,v]a;w ? .Wf.r'p.W .WxeCiP ~,hyet{m.c;[ -t,a.w .Wjyiv.pih ? t;x'L;q .$w{t.B r'f'b.k.W ryiS;B r,v]a;K
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Then they will
cry out to the
LORD, But He will not
answer them. Instead, He will
hide His
face from them at that
time Because they have
practiced evil deeds.
~'tw{a h,n][;y a{l.w h'wh.y -l,a .Wq][.zIy z'a ? .W[ereh r,v]a;K ayih;h te['B ~,hem wy'n'P reT.s;y.w ? ~,hyel.l;[;m
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Thus says the
LORD concerning the
prophets who
lead my
people astray; When they have something to
bite with their
teeth, They
cry,
"Peace," But
against him
who puts nothing in their
mouths They
declare holy war.
~yi[.t;M;h ~yiayib.N;h -l;[ h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? ~w{l'v .Wa.r'q.w ~,hyeNiv.B ~yik.v{N;h yiM;[ -t,a ? wy'l'[ .Wv.Diq.w ~,hyiP -l;[ !eTIy -a{l r,v]a;w ? h'm'x.lim
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Therefore it will be
night for
you-without vision, And
darkness for
you-without divination. The
sun will
go down on the
prophets, And the
day will
become dark over them.
~{s.Qim ~,k'l h'k.v'x.w !w{z'xem ~,k'l h'l.y;l !ek'l ? ~,hyel][ r;d'q.w ~yiayib.N;h -l;[ v,m,V;h h'a'b.W ? ~w{Y;h
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The
seers will be
ashamed And the
diviners will be
embarrassed. Indeed, they will
all cover their
mouths Because there is
no answer from
God.
~'p'f -l;[ .Wj'[.w ~yim.s{Q;h .Wr.p'x.w ~yiz{x;h ].Wv{b.W ? ~yih{l/a hen][;m !yea yiK ~'LUK
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On the
other hand I am
filled with
power - With the
Spirit of the
LORD - And with
justice and
courage To
make known to
Jacob his
rebellious act, Even to
Israel his
sin.
h'wh.y ;x.Wr -t,a ;x{k yitael'm yik{n'a ~'l.Wa.w ? lea'r.fIy.l.W w{[.viP b{q][;y.l dyiG;h.l h'r.Wb.g.W j'P.vim.W ? w{ta'J;x
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Now hear this,
heads of the
house of
Jacob And
rulers of the
house of
Israel, Who
abhor justice And
twist everything that is
straight,
yenyic.q.W b{q][;y tyeB yeva'r ta{z a'n -.W[.miv ? h'r'v.y;h -l'K tea.w j'P.vim ~yib][;t]m;h lea'r.fIy tyeB ? .WveQ;[.y
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Who
build Zion with
bloodshed And
Jerusalem with
violent injustice.
h'l.w;[.B ~i;l'v.Wryiw ~yim'd.B !w{Yic h,n{B
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Her
leaders pronounce judgment for a
bribe, Her
priests instruct for a
price And her
prophets divine for
money. Yet they
lean on the
LORD saying, "Is not the
LORD in our
midst?
Calamity will not
come upon us."
.Wrw{y ryix.miB 'hy,n]h{k.w .Wj{P.vIy d;x{v.B 'hy,va'r ? .Wne['VIy h'wh.y -l;[.w .Wm{s.qIy @,s,k.B 'hy,ayib.n.W ? aw{b't -a{l .WneB.riq.B h'wh.y aw{l]h r{mael ? h'['r .Wnyel'[
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Therefore, on
account of you
Zion will be
plowed as a
field,
Jerusalem will
become a
heap of
ruins, And the
mountain of the
temple will become
high places of a
forest.
~i;l'v.Wryiw ver'xet h,d'f !w{Yic ~,k.l;l.giB !ek'l ? r;['y tw{m'b.l tIy;B;h r;h.w h,y.hiT !yiYi[