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 the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate); Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you2f shall not remove your necks; neither shall you2f go haughtily: for this time [is] evil.

4 In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful (mournful cry; sorrowful howl) 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 youi shall have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).

6 Prophesy you2f not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.

7 O [youi that are] named the house of Ya’akov [Heal of God], is the Spirit of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) straitened (impeded or restricted; narrowed, distressed)? [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: you2f pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse (disliking, turned from) from war.

9 The women of my people have you2f cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have you2f taken away my glory forever.

10 Arise you2f, 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 spirit and falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto youi of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

12 I will surely assemble, O Ya’akov [Heal of God], all of youi; I will surely gather the remnant of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]; I will put them together as the sheep of Botzrah [sheepfold or fortress], 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 the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) on the head of them.