¶ Woe to them¹ that are at ease² in Zion, and trust³ in the mountain of Samaria, which are named⁴ chief⁵ of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!

Pass⁶ ye unto Calneh⁷, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath⁹ the great: then go down to Gath¹⁰ of the Philistines: be they better¹¹ than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?

Ye that put¹² far away the evil day, and cause¹³ the seat¹⁴ of violence to come near;

That lie¹⁵ upon beds¹⁶ of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches¹⁷, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

That chant¹⁸ to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like¹⁹ David;

That drink²⁰ wine in bowls²¹, and anoint themselves with the chief²² ointments: but²³ they are not grieved for the affliction²⁴ of Joseph.

Therefore now shall they²⁵ go captive with the first that go captive, and the²⁶ banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

¶ The Lord GOD hath sworn²⁷ by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor²⁸ the excellency²⁹ of Jacob, and hate³⁰ his palaces: therefore³¹ will I deliver up the city with all that is therein³².

And it shall come to pass, if³³ there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.

¶ And a³⁴ man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth³⁵ 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, Hold³⁶ thy tongue: for³⁷ we may not make³⁸ mention of the name of the LORD.

For, behold, the LORD³⁹ commandeth, and he will⁴⁰ smite the great house with breaches⁴¹, and the little house with clefts.

Shall horses⁴² run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for⁴³ ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

Ye which⁴⁴ rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have⁴⁵ we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

But, behold, I will⁴⁶ raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from⁴⁷ the entering in of Hemath unto the river⁴⁸ of the wilderness.