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| 2:1 | Woe to them that deuise iniquitie, and worke euill vpon their beds: when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. |
| 2:2 | And they couet fields and take them by violence: and houses, and take them away: so they oppresse a man and his house, euen a man and his heritage. |
| 2:3 | Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, against this familie doe I deuise an euill, from which ye shall not remoue your necks, neither shall ye goe haughtily: for this time is euill. |
| 2:4 | In that day shall one take vp a parable against you, and lament with a dolefull lamentation, and say, We be vtterly spoiled: hee hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he remoued it from me? turning away hee hath diuided our fields. |
| 2:5 | Therefore thou shalt haue none that shall cast a cord by lot in the Congregation of the Lord. |
| 2:6 | Prophecie ye not, say they, to them that prophecie: they shall not prophecie to them, that they shall not take shame. |
| 2:7 | O thou that art named the house of Iacob, is the Spirit of the Lord straitned? are these his dongs? doe not my words do good to him that walketh vprightly? |
| 2:8 | Euen of late, my people is risen vp as an enemie: ye pull off the robe with the garment, fro them that passe by securely, as men auerse from warre. |
| 2:9 | The women of my people haue ye cast out from their pleasant houses, from their children haue ye taken away my glory for euer. |
| 2:10 | Arise ye and depart, for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you euen with a sore destruction. |
| 2:11 | If a man walking in the spirit and falshood, doe lie, saying, I will prophecie vnto thee of wine and of strong drinke, he shall euen bee the prophet of this people. |
| 2:12 | I will surely assemble, O Iacob, all of thee: I will surely gather the remnant of Israel, I will put them together as the sheepe of Bozrah, as the flocke in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. |
| 2:13 | The breaker is come vp before them: they haue broken vp and haue passed through the gate, and are gone out by it, and their king shal passe before them, & the Lord on the head of them. |
| 2:1 | Wo vnto them that imagine iniquitie, and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes: when the morning is light they practise it, because their hande hath power |
| 2:2 | And they couet fieldes, and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away: so they oppresse a man and his house, euen man and his heritage |
| 2:3 | Therefore thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, against this housholde haue I deuised a plague, whereout ye shall not plucke your neckes: ye shall no more go so proudly, for it wyl be a perilous time |
| 2:4 | In that day shal this parable be vsed, and a mourning shalbe made ouer you on this maner: We be vtterly desolate, the portion of my people is translated: how wyll he parte vnto vs the lande that he hath taken from vs |
| 2:5 | Therefore there shalbe no man to deuide thee thy portion in the congregation of the Lorde |
| 2:6 | Ye shal not prophecie say they to them that prophecie: they shal not prophecie to them, neither shall they take shame |
| 2:7 | O thou that art named the house of Iacob, is the spirite of the Lorde shortened? are these his workes? are not my words good vnto him that walketh vprightly |
| 2:8 | But he that was yesterday my people, is rysen vp on the other side as against an enemie: they spoyle the beawtifull garment from them that passe by peaceably, as though they returned from the warre |
| 2:9 | The women of my people haue ye shut out from their pleasaunt houses, and taken away myne excellent giftes from their children |
| 2:10 | Up, get you hence, for here shall ye haue no rest: because the lande is defiled, it shall destroy you which vtter destruction |
| 2:11 | If a man walke in the spirite, and would lye falsely saying I wyl prophecie to thee of wine and strong drinke: that were a prophete for this people |
| 2:12 | I wyll surely gather thee wholly O Iacob, I wyll surely gather the remnaunt of Israel, I wyll put them together as the sheepe of Bozra, as the flocke in the middest of their folde, they shall make great noyse by reason of the multitude of men |
| 2:13 | The breaker shall come vp before them, they shall breake out, and passe by the gate, and go out by it: and their king shall go before them, and the Lorde shalbe vpon their heades |
| 2:1 | Woe vnto them, that imagine iniquitie, and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes: when the morning is light they practise it because their hande hath power. |
| 2:2 | And they couet fields, and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away: so they oppresse a man and his house, euen man and his heritage. |
| 2:3 | Therefore thus saieth the Lord, Beholde, against this familie haue I deuised a plague, whereout yee shall not plucke your neckes, and ye shall not go so proudly, for this time is euill. |
| 2:4 | In that daye shall they take vp a parable against you, and lament with a dolefull lamentation, and say, We be vtterly wasted: hee hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he taken it away to restore it vnto mee? he hath deuided our fieldes. |
| 2:5 | Therefore thou shalt haue none that shall cast a corde by lot in the Congregation of the Lord. |
| 2:6 | They that prophecied, Prophecie ye not. They shall not prophecie to them, neither shall they take shame. |
| 2:7 | O thou that art named of the house of Iaakob, is the Spirite of the Lord shortened? are these his workes? are not my wordes good vnto him that walketh vprightly? |
| 2:8 | But hee that was yesterday my people, is risen vp on the other side, as against an enemie: they spoyle the beautifull garment from them that passe by peaceably, as though they returned from the warre. |
| 2:9 | The women of my people haue ye cast out from their pleasant houses, and from their childre haue ye taken away my glorie continually. |
| 2:10 | Arise and depart, for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, euen with a sore destruction. |
| 2:11 | If a man walke in the Spirit, and would lie falsely, saying, I wil prophecie vnto thee of wine, and of strong drinke, he shall euen be the prophet of this people. |
| 2:12 | I will surely gather thee wholy, O Iaakob: I will surely gather the remnant of Israel: I will put them together as the sheepe of Bozrah, euen as the flocke in the mids of their folde: the cities shall be full of brute of the men. |
| 2:13 | The breaker vp shall come vp before them: they shall breake out, and passe by the gate, and goe out by it, and their King shall goe before them, and the Lord shalbe vpon their heades. |
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