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# Chapter 6
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1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
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and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria—
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the notable people in this first of the nations,
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those the house of Israel comes to.
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2 Cross over to Calneh and see;
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go from there to great Hamath;
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then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
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Are you better than these kingdoms?
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Is their territory larger than yours?
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3 You dismiss any thought of the evil day
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and bring in a reign of violence.
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4 They lie on beds inlaid with ivory,
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sprawled out on their couches,
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and dine on lambs from the flock
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and calves from the stall.
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5 They improvise songs to the sound of the harp
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and invent their own musical instruments like David.
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6 They drink wine by the bowlful
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and anoint themselves with the finest oils
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but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
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7 Therefore, they will now go into exile
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as the first of the captives,
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and the feasting of those who sprawl out
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will come to an end.
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8 The Lord God has sworn by himself—this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies:
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I loathe Jacob’s pride
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and hate his citadels,
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so I will hand over the city and everything in it.
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9 And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die.
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10 A close relative and burner will remove his corpse from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, “Any more with you?”
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That person will reply, “None.”
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Then he will say, “Silence, because the Lord’s name must not be invoked.”
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11 For the Lord commands:
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The large house will be smashed to pieces,
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and the small house to rubble.
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12 Do horses gallop on the cliffs?
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Does anyone plow there with oxen?
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Yet you have turned justice into poison
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and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood—
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13 you who rejoice over Lo-debar
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and say, “Didn’t we capture Karnaim
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for ourselves by our own strength?”
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14 But look, I am raising up a nation
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against you, house of Israel—
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this is the declaration of the Lord,
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the God of Armies—
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and they will oppress you
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from the entrance of Hamath
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to the Brook of the Arabah. |