2:1 Woe 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.
2:1 Woe 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.
2:2 And 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.
2:2 And 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.
2:3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time {is} evil.
2:3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time {is} evil.
2:4 In that day shall {one} take up a parable against you, and lament with a grievous lamentation, {and} say, We are utterly wasted: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed {it} from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
2:4 In that day shall {one} take up a parable against you, and lament with a grievous lamentation, {and} say, We are utterly wasted: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed {it} from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
2:6 Prophesy ye not, {say they to them that} prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, {that} they shall not take shame.
2:6 Prophesy ye not, {say they to them that} prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, {that} they shall not take shame.
2:7 O {thou that art} named the 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?
2:7 O {thou that art} named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD shortened? {are} these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
2:8 Even of late my people hath risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse to war.
2:8 Even of late my people hath risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse to war.
2:9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
2:9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
2:10 Arise ye, and depart; for this {is} not {your} rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy {you}, even with a grievous destruction.
2:10 Arise ye, and depart; for this {is} not {your} rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy {you}, even with a grievous destruction.
2:11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, {saying}, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
2:11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, {saying}, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
2:12 I 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 the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of {the multitude of} men.
2:12 I 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 the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of {the multitude of} men.
2:13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it; and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
2:13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
2:1 Woe 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.
2:2 And 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.
2:2 And 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.
2:3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time {is} evil.
2:3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time {is} evil.
2:4 In that day shall {one} take up a parable against you, and lament with a grievous lamentation, {and} say, We are utterly wasted: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed {it} from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
2:4 In that day shall {one} take up a parable against you, and lament with a grievous lamentation, {and} say, We are utterly wasted: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed {it} from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
2:6 Prophesy ye not, {say they to them that} prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, {that} they shall not take shame.
2:6 Prophesy ye not, {say they to them that} prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, {that} they shall not take shame.
2:7 O {thou that art} named the 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?
2:7 O {thou that art} named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD shortened? {are} these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
2:8 Even of late my people hath risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse to war.
2:8 Even of late my people hath risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse to war.
2:9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
2:9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
2:10 Arise ye, and depart; for this {is} not {your} rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy {you}, even with a grievous destruction.
2:10 Arise ye, and depart; for this {is} not {your} rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy {you}, even with a grievous destruction.
2:11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, {saying}, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
2:11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood doth lie, {saying}, I will prophesy to thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
2:12 I 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 the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of {the multitude of} men.
2:12 I 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 the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of {the multitude of} men.
2:13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it; and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
2:13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.
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