¶ Hear this word, ye kine¹ of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress³ the poor, which crush⁴ the needy, which say to their masters, Bring⁵, and let us drink.

The Lord GOD hath sworn⁶ by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will⁸ take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.

And ye shall go⁹ out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace¹⁰, saith the LORD.

Come¹¹ to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal¹² multiply transgression; and bring¹³ your sacrifices every morning, and your¹⁴ tithes after three years¹⁵:

And offer a sacrifice¹⁶ of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim¹⁷ and publish the free offerings: for¹⁸ this liketh you,¹⁹ O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

¶ And I also have given you cleanness²⁰ of teeth in all your cities, and want²¹ of bread in all your places: yet²² have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

And also I have²³ withholden the rain from you, when²⁴ there were yet three months to the harvest: and I²⁵ caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the²⁶ piece whereupon it rained not withered.

So two²⁷ or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but²⁸ they were not satisfied: yet²⁹ have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

I have smitten you with³⁰ blasting and mildew: when³¹ your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet³² have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

¶ I have sent among you the pestilence³³ after the manner³⁴ of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses³⁵; and I have made the stink³⁶ of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet³⁷ have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

I have overthrown some of you, as God³⁸ overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a³⁹ firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet⁴⁰ have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

Therefore thus⁴¹ will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare⁴² to meet thy God, O Israel.

For, lo, he that⁴³ formeth the mountains, and createth⁴⁴ the wind⁴⁵, and declareth⁴⁶ unto man what is his thought, that maketh⁴⁷ the morning darkness, and treadeth⁴⁸ upon the high places of the earth, The LORD⁴⁹, The God of hosts, is his name.