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Chapter 6
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1
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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! |
2
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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? |
3
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Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat
of violence to come near; |
4
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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; |
5
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That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to
themselves instruments of musick, like David; |
6
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That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with
the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the
affliction of Joseph. |
7
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Therefore now shall they go captive with the first
that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched
themselves shall be removed. |
8
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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. |
9
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And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men
in one house, that they shall die. |
10
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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. |
11
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For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite
the great house with breaches, and the little house with
clefts. |
12
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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: |
13
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Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have
we not taken to us horns by our own strength? |
14
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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. |
