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1Woe 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. 2And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3Therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk haughtily; for it is an evil time. 4In that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, andsay, We be utterly spoiled: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove itfrom me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields. 5Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the congregation of the LORD. 6Prophesy ye not, thusthey prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart. 7Shall it be said, O 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? 8But of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye strip the robe from off the garment from them that pass by securely as menaverse from war. 9The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever. 10Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction. 11If a man walking in wind 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. 12I 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 a flock in the midst of their pasture, they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude ofmen. 13The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat: and their king is passed on before them, and the LORD at the head of them.

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This translation was first published in 1885. This public domain Bible translation is brought to you courtesy of eBible.org.

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