3 For thus says the LordaGOD, “The city which goes forth a thousand strong Will have a hundred left, And the one which goes forth a hundred strong Will have ten left to the house of Israel.” | |
6 “Seek the LORD that you may live, Or He will break forth like a fire,dO house of Joseph, And it will consume with none to quench it for Bethel, | |
7 For those who turn justice into wormwood Andecast righteousness down to the earth.” | |
8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion And changes deep darkness into morning, fWho also darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the surface of the earth, The LORD is His name. | |
10 They hate him who reproves in theggate, And they abhor him who speaks with integrity. | |
11 Therefore because youhimpose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine. | |
13 Therefore atksuch a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time. | |
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15 Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in thelgate! Perhaps the LORD God of hosts May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. | |
16 Therefore thus says the LORD God of hosts, the Lord, “There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They also call the farmer to mourning Andmprofessional mourners to lamentation. | |
19 As when a man flees from a lion And a bear meets him, nOr goes home, leans his hand against the wall And a snake bites him. | |
21 “I hate, I reject your festivals, Nor do Iodelight in your solemn assemblies. | |
25 “pDid you present Me with sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O house of Israel? 26 You also carried alongqSikkuth your king andrKiyyun, your images,sthe star of your gods which you made for yourselves. 27 Therefore, I will make you go into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of hosts. |
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