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| 6:1 | Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! |
| 6:2 | Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? |
| 6:3 | Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; |
| 6:4 | That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; |
| 6:5 | That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; |
| 6:6 | That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. |
| 6:7 | Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. |
| 6:8 | The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. |
| 6:9 | And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. |
| 6:10 | And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. |
| 6:11 | For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. |
| 6:12 | Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: |
| 6:13 | Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? |
| 6:14 | But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. |
| 6:1 | Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and trust in the moutaine of Samaria, which were famous at the beginning of the nations: and the house of Israel came to them. |
| 6:2 | Goe you vnto Calneh, and see: and from thence goe you to Hamath the great: then goe downe to Gath of the Philistims: be they better then these kingdomes? or the border of their land greater then your border, |
| 6:3 | Ye that put farre away the euill day, and approch to the seate of iniquitie? |
| 6:4 | They lie vpon beddes of yuorie, and stretch themselues vpon their beddes, and eate the lambes of the flocke, and the calues out of the stall. |
| 6:5 | They sing to the sounde of the viole: they inuent to themselues instruments of musike like Dauid. |
| 6:6 | They drinke wine in bowles, and anoynt themselues with the chiefe ointments, but no man is sory for the affliction of Ioseph. |
| 6:7 | Therefore nowe shall they go captiue with the first that go captiue, and the sorow of them that stretched themselues, is at hand. |
| 6:8 | The Lord God hath sworne by himselfe, saith the Lord God of hostes, I abhorre the excellencie of Iaakob, and hate his palaces: therefore wil I deliuer vp the citie with all that is therein. |
| 6:9 | And if there remaine ten men in one house, they shall die. |
| 6:10 | And his vncle shall take him vp and burne him to cary out the bones out of the house, and shall say vnto him, that is by ye sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? And he shall say, None. Then shall he say, Holde thy tongue: for we may not remember the Name of the Lord. |
| 6:11 | For behold, the Lord commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the litle house with clefts. |
| 6:12 | Shal horses runne vpon the rocke? or wil one plowe there with oxen? for yee haue turned iudgement into gall, and the fruite of righteousnes into wormewood. |
| 6:13 | Ye reioyce in a thing of nought: yee say, Haue not wee gotten vs hornes by our owne strength? |
| 6:14 | But behold, I wil raise vp against you a nation, O house of Israel, sayeth the Lord God of hostes: and they shall afflict you, from the entring in of Hamath vnto the riuer of the wildernes. |
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