^{1 Ref} Wo `to' those secure in Zion, And those confident in the mount of Samaria, The marked of the chief of the nations, And come to them have the house of Israel.

^{2 Ref} Pass ye over `to' Calneh and see, And go thence `to' Hamath the great, And go down `to' Gath of the Philistines, Are `they' better than these kingdoms? Greater `is' their border than your border?

^{3 Ref} Who are putting away the day of evil, And ye bring nigh the seat of violence,

^{4 Ref} Who are lying down on beds of ivory, And are spread out on their couches, And are eating lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the stall,

^{5 Ref} Who are taking part according to the psaltery, Like David they invented for themselves instruments of music;

^{6 Ref} Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And `with' chief perfumes anoint `themselves', And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.

^{7 Ref} Therefore now they remove at the head of the captives, And turned aside is the mourning-feast of stretched-out ones.

^{8 Ref} Sworn hath the Lord Jehovah by Himself, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts: I am abominating the excellency of Jacob, And his high places I have hated, And I have delivered up the city and its fulness.

^{9 Ref} And if there are left ten persons in one house, It hath come to pass -- that they have died.

^{10 Ref} And lifted him up hath his loved one, even his burner, To bring forth the bones from the house, And he said to him who `is' in the sides of the house, `Is there yet with thee?' And he said, `None,' then he said, `Hush! Save to make mention of the name of Jehovah.'

^{11 Ref} For lo, Jehovah is commanding, And He hath smitten the great house `with' breaches, And the little house `with' clefts.

^{12 Ref} Do horses run on a rock? Doth one plough `it' with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.

^{13 Ref} O ye who are rejoicing at nothing, Who are saying, `Have we not by our strength taken to ourselves horns?'

^{14 Ref} Surely, lo, I am raising against you a nation, O house of Israel, An affirmation of Jehovah, God of Hosts, And they have oppressed you from the coming in to Hamath, Unto the stream of the desert.

^{1 Ref} Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, And to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, The notable men of the chief of the nations, To whom the house of Israel come!

^{2 Ref} Go to Calneh, and see; And from there go to Hamath the great; Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their border greater than your border?

^{3 Ref} Those who put far away the evil day, And cause the seat of violence to come near;

^{4 Ref} Who lie on beds of ivory, And stretch themselves on their couches, And eat the lambs out of the flock, And the calves out of the midst of the stall;

^{5 Ref} Who strum on the strings of a harp; Who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David;

^{6 Ref} Who drink wine in bowls, And anoint themselves with the best oils; But they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

^{7 Ref} Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; And the feasting and lounging will end.

^{8 Ref} "The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself," says Yahweh, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, And detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

^{9 Ref} It will happen, if there remain ten men in one house, That they shall die.

^{10 Ref} "When a man's relative carries him, even he who burns him, to bring bodies out of the house, and asks him who is in the innermost parts of the house, 'Is there yet any with you?' And he says, 'No;' then he will say, 'Hush! Indeed we must not mention the name of Yahweh.'

^{11 Ref} "For, behold, Yahweh commands, and the great house will be smashed to pieces, And the little house into bits.

^{12 Ref} Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, And the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;

^{13 Ref} You who rejoice in a thing of nothing, who say, 'Haven't we taken for ourselves horns by our own strength?'

^{14 Ref} For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, house of Israel," Says Yahweh, the God of hosts; "And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of the Arabah."

^{1 Ref} Sorrow to those who are resting in comfort in Zion, and to those who have no fear of danger in the mountain of Samaria, the noted men of the chief of the nations, to whom the people of Israel come!

^{2 Ref} Go on to Calneh and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are you better than these kingdoms? or is your land wider than theirs?

^{3 Ref} You who put far away the evil day, causing the rule of the violent to come near;

^{4 Ref} Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house;

^{5 Ref} Making foolish songs to the sound of corded instruments, and designing for themselves instruments of music, like David;

^{6 Ref} Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.

^{7 Ref} So now they will go away prisoners with the first of those who are made prisoners, and the loud cry of those who were stretched out will come to an end.

^{8 Ref} The Lord God has taken an oath by himself, says the Lord, the God of armies: the pride of Jacob is disgusting to me, and I have hate for his great houses: so I will give up the town with everything in it.

^{9 Ref} Then it will come about that if there are still ten men in a house, death will overtake them.

^{10 Ref} And when a man's relation, even the one who is responsible for burning his body, lifting him up to take his bones out of the house, says to him who is in the inmost part of the house, Is there still anyone with you? and he says, No; then he will say, Keep quiet, for the name of the Lord may not be named.

^{11 Ref} For see, at the order of the Lord the great house will be full of cracks and the little house will be broken.

^{12 Ref} Is it possible for horses to go running on the rock? may the sea be ploughed with oxen? for the right to be turned by you into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into a bitter plant?

^{13 Ref} You whose joy is in a thing of no value, who say, Have we not taken for ourselves horns by the strength which is ours?

^{14 Ref} For see, I will send against you a nation, O Israel, says the Lord, the God of armies, ruling you cruelly from the way into Hamath as far as the stream of the Arabah.