Woe to those who plot sin and commit evil on the bed. As soon as the sky brightens, I will come out because my hands are capable.

They covet the land and occupy it. Greed for houses and seize them. They oppress people, occupy houses and industries.

Therefore thus says the Lord, I am planning a disaster against this tribe, and it will not be released from your necks, nor will you walk with your heads lifted up. Because the current situation is evil.

On that day, someone will bring up a tragic lamentation to you, mocking and saying, We have completely fallen. The Lord will transfer our portion to others. How could this part leave us. He divided our fields among the rebellious.

Therefore, in the meeting of the Lord, no one will cast lots to draw a line of sight.

They (or false prophets) say, Do not prophesy, do not prophesy to these people, and do not continue to shame us.

O house of Jacob, shall we say that the heart of the Lord is not patient? Are these things his actions? Is not the word of the Lord beneficial to those who walk upright?

However, recently my people have risen up like enemies, stripping their coats from those who pass by peacefully and do not want to fight.

You have driven out the women of my people from their comfortable homes, and taken away all my glory from their children.

You guys get up and go. This is not your resting place. Because filth destroys people (or the earth), and greatly destroys them.

If anyone has a false heart and tells lies, I will prophesy to you about sake and strong wine. That person will become a prophet of this people.

O Jacob’s house, I will gather you, I will gather the remaining Israelites and place them together, like the sheep of Bozrah or the flocks of the pasture. Because there are many people, there will be a lot of noise.

Those who open the way (or break the city) go up ahead of them. They rushed straight through the city gate and left through it. Their king walked ahead, and the Lord guided them.