Oppressors will themselves be ruined

¹Doom to those who devise wickedness,

By the light of morning they do it,

²They covet fields and seize them,

They oppress a householder and those in his house,

³Therefore, the LORD proclaims:

I myself am devising an evil against this family

You will no longer be able to go about arrogantly,

⁴On that day, a taunt will be raised against you;

⁵Therefore, you will have no one to set boundary lines

by lot in the LORD ’s assembly.

Leaders unwilling to hear God’s word

⁶“They mustn’t preach!” so they preach.

⁷(Should this be said, house of Jacob?)

⁸But yesterday, my people, the LORD rose up as an enemy.[#2.8 Heb lacks .]

⁹You drive out the women of my people,

¹⁰Rise up and go! This can’t be the resting place;

¹¹If someone were to go about inspired and say deceitfully:

The false prophet’s “peace” will be destruction

¹²I’ll surely gather Jacob—all of you!

¹³The one who breaks out will go before them;