Ah, you who join house to house,
\nwho add field to field,
until there is room for no one but\u00a0you,
\nand you are left to live alone
\nin the midst of the land!
The Lord<\/span> of hosts has sworn in my hearing:
Surely many houses shall be desolate,
\nlarge and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.
For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath,
\nand a homer of seed shall yield a mere ephah.<\/p>\nAh, you who rise early in the morning
\nin pursuit of strong drink,
who linger in the evening
\nto be inflamed by wine,
whose feasts consist of lyre and harp,
\ntambourine and flute and wine,
but who do not regard the deeds of the Lord<\/span>,
\nor see the work of his hands!
Therefore my people go into exile without knowledge;
their nobles are dying of hunger,
\nand their multitude is parched with thirst.<\/p>\nTherefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite
\nand opened its mouth beyond measure;
the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude go down,
\nher throng and all who exult in\u00a0her.
People are bowed down, everyone is brought low,
\nand the eyes of the haughty are humbled.
But the Lord<\/span> of hosts is exalted by\u00a0justice,
\nand the Holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.
Then the lambs shall graze as in their pasture,
\nfatlings and kids shall feed among the ruins.<\/p>\nAh, you who drag iniquity along with cords of falsehood,
\nwho drag sin along as with cart-ropes,
who say, \u201cLet him make haste,
\nlet him speed his work
\nthat we may see it;
let the plan of the Holy One of Israel hasten to fulfillment,
\nthat we may know it!\u201d\u00a0
Ah, you who call evil good
\nand good evil,
who put darkness for light
\nand light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
\nand sweet for bitter!
Ah, you who are wise in your own\u00a0eyes,
\nand shrewd in your own sight!
Ah, you who are heroes in drinking wine
\nand valiant at mixing drink,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
\nand deprive the innocent of their rights!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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