| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! | 1"Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, to those who rest on the mountain of Samaria— the famous men of the nations to whom the house of Israel came! |
| 2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? | 2Cross over to Calneh and look around, then go on to that great city of Hamath, and from there go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory more extensive than yours? |
| 3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; | 3"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence, |
| 4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; | 4lying on ivory beds, stretching out on your couches, eating lambs from the flock, and fattened calves from the stall, |
| 5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; | 5chanting to the sound of stringed instruments as if they were David, composing songs to themselves as if they were musicians, |
| 6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. | 6drinking wine from bowls, anointing themselves with the choicest of oils, but not grieving on the occasion of Joseph's ruin— |
| 7Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. | 7therefore you will be the first to go into exile, and the celebrations of those who are lounging will end." |
| 8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. | 8"The Lord GOD has sworn by himself," declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, "I utterly detest the arrogance of Jacob; I hate his fortresses; and I will deliver up the city, along with everyone in it. |
| 9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. | 9"And if there are ten men remaining in one house, they will die. |
| 10And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. | 10One's relative will pick up the corpse to carry them from the house for burning, saying to whomever remains inside the house, 'Is there anyone still with you?' And he will say, 'No.' He will respond, 'Be quiet, because we do not mention the name "LORD".' |
| 11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. | 11For indeed, the LORD is giving the command— and he will smash the large house to rubble and the small house into bits. |
| 12Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: | 12"Horses don't run over bare rock, do they? One doesn't plow rock with oxen, does he? But you have turned justice to gall, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness. |
| 13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? | 13You rejoice in nothing worth mentioning— that is, you keep on saying, 'We captured Karnaim by our own strength of will and by our own effort, didn't we?' |
| 14But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. | 14"So look, house of Israel! I will raise up a nation against you," declares the LORD, the God of the Heavenly Armies, "and they will harass you from the entrance of Hamath to the wadi of the wilderness." |
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