1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

2And 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.

3Therefore thus says the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate); Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you^2f shall not remove your necks; neither shall you^2f go haughtily: for this time [is] evil.

4In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful (mournful cry; sorrowful howl) lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he has changed the portion of my people: how has he removed [it] from me! turning away he has divided our fields.

5Therefore youⁱ shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).

6Prophesy you^2f not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.

7O [youⁱ that are] named the house of Ya’akov [Heal of God], is the Spirit of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) straitened (impeded or restricted; narrowed, distressed)? [are] these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly?

8Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: you^2f pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse (disliking, turned from) from war.

9The women of my people have you^2f cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have you^2f taken away my glory forever.

10Arise you^2f, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction.

11If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto youⁱ of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

12I will surely assemble, O Ya’akov [Heal of God], all of youⁱ; I will surely gather the remnant of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]; I will put them together as the sheep of Botzrah [sheepfold or fortress], as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.

13The 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-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) on the head of them.