Chapter 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

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.

3

Therefore thus says Yahuah; 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.

4

In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful 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.

5

Therefore you shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the assembly of Yahuah.

6

Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.

7

O you that are named the house of Ya`aqov, is the Ruach Yahuah straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walks uprightly?

8

Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.

9

The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory forever.

10

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

11

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

12

I will surely assemble, O Ya`aqov, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Yashar'el; I will put them together as the sheep of Botsrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

13

The 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 Yahuah on the head of them.



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