Woe to Oppressors

1Woe to those devising iniquity

and working evil on their beds.

In the light of morning they do it,

because it is in the power of their hand.

2And they desire fields, and seize them,

and houses, and they take them;

and they oppress a man and his house,

a man and his inheritance.

3Therefore, thus says YHWH: “Behold, I

am planning calamity against this family

that you⁺ cannot remove from your⁺ necks;

and you⁺ will not walk haughtily,

for it is a time of calamity.

4On that day he will take up over you⁺ a taunt,

and will wail loudly, and say, ‘We are

We are utterly ruined!

The portion of my people He has changed—

how He has removed it from me,

and to a backturner He has divided our fields!’”

5Therefore there will be unto you no one casting the cord by lot

in the assembly of YHWH.

Reproof of False Prophets
(Ezekiel 13:1–16)

6“Do not preach,” they preach.

“Do not preach to these things,

disgrace will not overtake us.”

7Will it be said, O house of Jacob,

has the Spirit of YHWH been shortened, or

“Are these His deeds?”

Do not My words bring good

upon the one walking uprightly?

8And lately My people

have risen up as an enemy

from the garment you⁺ strip off the magnificence,

in security from those passing by,

as those returning from battle.

9The women of My people you⁺ cast out

from the houses of her delight;

from her children

you⁺ have taken away My glory forever.

10Rise and depart,

for this is not a resting place,

because it is defiled;

it is destroyed and its destruction is grievous!

11If a man should go about in the wind

and falsely utter lies:

“I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,†”

then he would be the prophet for this people!

The Remnant of Israel
(Micah 5:7–15)

12I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob,

I will surely assemble the remnant of Israel,

I will put them together like sheep in an enclosure,

like a flock in the midst of its pasture,

that makes a noise because of man.

13The one breaking it open before them will come up

they will break out and will pass through the gate,

and they will go out by it,

and they will pass—their king before them,

and with YHWH at their head.