¹Woe to those who devise iniquity

and work evil on their beds !

When the morning is light, they practise it ,

because it is in the power of their hand .

²They covet fields and seize them ,

and houses , then take them away .

They oppress a man and his house ,

even a man and his heritage .

³Therefore the LORD says :

“Behold , I am planning against these people a disaster ,

from which you will not remove your necks ,

neither will you walk haughtily ,

for it is an evil time .

⁴In that day they will take up a parable against you ,

and lament with a doleful lamentation , saying,

‘We are utterly ruined !

My people ’s possession is divided up .

Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’”

⁵Therefore you will have no one who divides the land by lot in the LORD ’s assembly .

⁶“Don’t prophesy !”—they prophesy —

“Don’t prophesy about these things .

Disgrace won’t overtake us.”

⁷Shall it be said , O house of Jacob ,

“Is the LORD ’s Spirit angry?

Are these his doings ?

Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”

⁸But lately my people have risen up as an enemy.

You strip the robe and clothing from those who pass by without a care, returning from battle .

⁹You drive the women of my people out from their pleasant houses ;

from their young children you take away my blessing forever .

¹⁰Arise , and depart !

For this is not your resting place ,

because of uncleanness that destroys,

even with a grievous destruction .

¹¹If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood lies , saying,

“I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink ,”

he would be the prophet of this people .

¹²I will surely assemble all of you , Jacob .

I will surely gather the remnant of Israel .

I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah ,

as a flock in the middle of their pasture .

They will swarm with people .

¹³He who breaks open the way goes up before them .

They break through the gate , and go out .

Their king passes on before them ,

with the LORD at their head .