1 GLT Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who do evil on their beds. In the light of morning, they do it because there is power in their hands BSB BSB: Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
2 GLT They desire fields and seize them; and houses and they take them. They oppress a man and his house, a man and his inheritance. BSB BSB: They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.
3 GLT Therefore Yahweh says this,“Look, I am planning to bring disaster against this clan, from which you will not remove your necks. You will not walk arrogantly, for it will be an evil time. BSB BSB: Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
4 GLT In that day he lifts up against you a song, and lament with a wailing lamentation. and say,‘We are completely ruined; He changes the territory of my people. How can he remove it from me? He portions out our fields to traitors!’” BSB BSB: In that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”
5 GLT Therefore, you will not have one who casts the line by lot in the assembly of Yahweh. BSB BSB: Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.
6 GLT “Do not preach,” they preach.“They should not preach these things; reproaches will not overtake us.” BSB BSB: “Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
7 GLT Should it really be said, house of Jacob,“Is the Spirit of Yahweh angry? Are these his deeds?” Do not my words do good to anyone who walks uprightly? BSB BSB: Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
8 GLT Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip the rich robe from those who pass trustingly as those returning from battle. BSB BSB: But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.
9 GLT The women of my people, you drive from their pleasant houses; from their young children, you take my splendor forever. BSB BSB: You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever.
10 GLT Get up and leave, for this is not a resting place because of its uncleanness; it is destroyed with complete destruction. BSB BSB: Arise and depart, for this is not your place of rest, because its defilement brings destruction—a grievous destruction!
11 GLT If someone comes to you in a spirit of falsehood and lies and says,“I will prophesy to you about wine and strong drink,” he would be considered to be a prophet for this people. BSB BSB: If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
12 GLT I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in the midst of their pasture. There will be a loud noise because of the multitude of people. BSB BSB: I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng.
13 GLT Someone who breaks open their way for them will go ahead of them. They break through the gate and go out; their king will pass on before them. Yahweh will be at their head. BSB BSB: One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.