1Woeה֧וֹיHoH1945tothemthatdeviseiniquityandworkevilרָ֖עra'H7451upontheirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904!whenthemorningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242islightבְּא֤וֹרbe.'orH216,theypractiseit,becauseitisinthepoweroftheirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027. 2AndtheycovetH2530fieldsשָׂדוֹת֙sa.dOtH7704,andseizeוְגָזָ֔לוּve.ga.Za.luH1497them;andhousesH1004,andtakeוְנָשָׂ֑אוּve.na.Sa.'uH5375themawayH5375:andtheyoppressוְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ve.'a.she.KuH6231amanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376andhishouseH1004, evenamanH376andhisheritage. 3Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Behold,againstthisfamilyH4940doIdeviseanevilH7451,fromwhichyeshallnotremoveתָמִ֨ישׁוּta.Mi.shuH4185yournecksצַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םtza.ve.ro.tei.KhemH6677,neithershallye walkhaughtily;foritisanevilH7451timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256. 4Inthatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shalltheytakeH5375upaparableH4912againstyou,andlamentwithadolefullamentation,andsayאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,Weareutterlyruined:hechangeththeportionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506ofmypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971:howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349dothheremoveH4185itfromme!totherebellioushedividethourfieldsשָׂדֵ֖ינוּsa.Dei.nuH7704. 5Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651thou shalthavenonethatshallcastH7993thelinebylotבְּגוֹרָ֑לbe.go.RalH1486intheassemblyבִּקְהַ֖לbik.HalH6951ofJehovah. 6Prophesy yenot,thustheyprophesy.Theyshallnotprophesytothese:reproachesshallnotdepart. 7ShallitbesaidH559,Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,IstheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahstraitened?arethesehisdoings?Donotmywordsדְבָרַ֨יde.va.RaiH1697dogoodיֵיטִ֔יבוּyei.Ti.vuH3190tohimthatwalkethuprightly? 8Butoflatemypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971isrisenH6965upasanenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341: yestripתַּפְשִׁט֑וּןtaf.shi.TunH6584therobefromoffthegarmentשַׂלְמָ֔הsal.MahH8008fromthemthatpassמֵעֹבְרִ֣יםme.'oe.RimH5674bysecurelyasmenaversefromwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421. 9ThewomenH802ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971ye castoutfromtheirpleasanthousesמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004;fromtheiryoungchildrenH5768yetakeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947awayH3947mygloryforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769. 10Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye,anddepart;forthisisnotyourresting-place;becauseofuncleannessthatdestroyeth,evenwithagrievous destruction. 11IfamanH376walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980inaspiritH7307offalsehoodוָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerH8267dolieH8267, saying,Iwillprophesy unto theeofwineלַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinH3196andofstrongוְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.KharH7941drinkH7941;heshallevenbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961theprophetofthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971. 12IwillsurelyH622assemble, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290,allofthee;IwillsurelyH622gatherH6908theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;IwillputH7760themtogetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162asthesheepכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629ofBozrah,asaflockH6629inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432oftheirpastureהַדָּֽבְר֔וֹha.da.ve.RoH1699;theyshallmakeאֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ'a.si.Me.nuH7760great noisebyreasonofthemultitudeofmenH120. 13ThebreakerisgoneH3318upbeforethem:theyhavebrokenH6555forthH3318andpassedH5674ontothegateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179,andaregoneH3318outthereat;andtheirkingמַלְכָּם֙mal.KamH4428ispassedH5674onbeforethem,andJehovahattheheadבְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe.ro.ShamH7218ofthem. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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