2:1 Woe 1945 to them that devise 2803 8802 iniquity 205, and work 6466 8802 evil 7451 upon their beds 4904! when the morning 1242 is light 216, they practise 6213 8799 it, because it is 3426 in the power 410 of their hand 3027.

2:2 And they covet 2530 8804 fields 7704, and take [them] by violence 1497 8804; and houses 1004, and take [them] away 5375 8804: so they oppress 6231 8804 a man 1397 and his house 1004, even a man 376 and his heritage 5159.(oppress: or, defraud)

2:3 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068; Behold, against this family 4940 do I devise 2803 8802 an evil 7451, from which ye shall not remove 4185 8686 your necks 6677; neither shall ye go 3212 8799 haughtily 7317: for this time 6256 [is] evil 7451.

2:4 In that day 3117 shall [one] take up 5375 8799 a parable 4912 against you, and lament 5091 8804 with a doleful 5093 lamentation 5092, [and] say 559 8804, We be utterly 7703 8800 spoiled 7703 8738: he hath changed 4171 8686 the portion 2506 of my people 5971: how hath he removed 4185 8686 [it] from me! turning away 7725 8788 he hath divided 2505 8762 our fields 7704.(a doleful…: Heb. a lamentation of lamentations)(turning…: or, instead of restoring)

2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast 7993 8688 a cord 2256 by lot 1486 in the congregation 6951 of the LORD 3068.

2:6 Prophesy 5197 8686 ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy 5197 8686: they shall not prophesy 5197 8686 to them, [that] they shall not take 5253 8799 shame 3639.(Prophesy ye…: or, Prophesy not as they prophesy: Heb. Drop, etc)

2:7 O [thou that art] named 559 8803 the house 1004 of Jacob 3290, is the spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 straitened 7114 8804? [are] these his doings 4611? do not my words 1697 do good 3190 8686 to him that walketh 1980 8802 uprightly 3477?(straitened: or, shortened?)(uprightly: Heb. upright?)

2:8 Even of late 865 my people 5971 is risen up 6965 8787 as an enemy 341 8802: ye pull off 6584 8686 the robe 145 with 4136 the garment 8008 from them that pass 5674 8802 by securely 983 as men averse 7725 8803 from war 4421.(of late: Heb. yesterday)(with the: Heb. over against a)

2:9 The women 802 of my people 5971 have ye cast out 1644 8762 from their pleasant 8588 houses 1004; from their children 5768 have ye taken away 3947 8799 my glory 1926 for ever 5769.(women: or, wives)

2:10 Arise 6965 8798 ye, and depart 3212 8798; for this [is] not [your] rest 4496: because it is polluted 2930 8800, it shall destroy 2254 8762 [you], even with a sore 4834 8737 destruction 2256.

2:11 If 3863 a man 376 walking 1980 8802 in the spirit 7307 and falsehood 8267 do lie 3576 8765, [saying], I will prophesy 5197 8686 unto thee of wine 3196 and of strong drink 7941; he shall even be the prophet 5197 8688 of this people 5971.(walking…: or, walk with the wind, and lie falsely)

2:12 I will surely 622 8800 assemble 622 8799, O Jacob 3290, all of thee; I will surely 6908 8763 gather 6908 8762 the remnant 7611 of Israel 3478; I will put 7760 8799 them together 3162 as the sheep 6629 of Bozrah 1223 8677 1224, as the flock 5739 in the midst 8432 of their fold 1699: they shall make great noise 1949 8686 by reason of [the multitude of] men 120.

2:13 The breaker 6555 8802 is come up 5927 8804 before 6440 them: they have broken up 6555 8804, and have passed through 5674 8799 the gate 8179, and are gone out 3318 8799 by it: and their king 4428 shall pass 5674 8799 before 6440 them, and the LORD 3068 on the head 7218 of them.

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