And I said:וָאֹמַר“Hear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאheadsרָאשֵׁיof Jacobיַעֲקֹבand rulersוּקְצִינֵיof the houseבֵּיתof Israel!יִשְׂרָאֵלIs it notהֲלוֹאfor youלָכֶםto knowלָדַעַתjustice?הַמִּשְׁפָּט
You who hateשֹׂנְאֵיgoodטוֹבand loveוְאֹהֲבֵיevil,רָעwho tear awayגֹּזְלֵיtheir skinעוֹרָםfrom off themמֵעֲלֵיהֶםand their fleshוּשְׁאֵרָםfrom offמֵעַלtheir bones;עַצְמוֹתָם
and whoוַאֲשֶׁרeatאָכְלוּthe fleshשְׁאֵרof my people,עַמִּיand their skinוְעוֹרָםfrom off themמֵעֲלֵיהֶםthey strip,הִפְשִׁיטוּand their bonesוְ עַצְמֹתֵיהֶםthey break,פִּצֵּחוּand they chop them upוּפָרְשׂוּasכַּאֲשֶׁרin the pot,בַּסִּירand like meatוּכְבָשָׂרin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the cauldron.”קַלָּחַת
Thenאָזthey will cry outיִזְעֲקוּtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהand he will notוְלֹאanswerיַעֲנֶהthem,אוֹתָםand he will hideוְיַסְתֵּרhis faceפָּנָיוfrom themמֵהֶםat that time,בָּעֵת הַהִיאbecauseכַּאֲשֶׁרthey have made evilהֵרֵעוּtheir deeds.מַעַלְלֵיהֶם
ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהconcerningעַלthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםwho lead astrayהַמַּתְעִיםmy people,עַמִּיwho biteהַנֹּשְׁכִיםwith their teethבְּשִׁנֵּיהֶםand proclaimוְקָרְאוּ“Peace,”שָׁלוֹםbut whoeverוַאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאputיִתֵּןsomething into their mouth,עַל פִּיהֶםthey consecrateוְקִדְּשׁוּwarמִלְחָמָהagainst him:עָלָיו
“Thereforeלָכֵןit will be nightלַיְלָהfor you,לָכֶםwithout vision,מֵחָזוֹןand it will be darkוְחָשְׁכָהfor you,לָכֶםwithout divination;מִקְּסֹםand the sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁwill go downוּבָאָהon the prophets,עַל הַנְּבִיאִיםand the dayהַיּוֹםwill grow darkוְקָדַרover them.עֲלֵיהֶם
And the seersוּ הַחֹזִיםwill be ashamed,בֹשׁוּand the divinersוְ הַקֹּסְמִיםwill be embarrassed,חָפְרוּand they will coverוְעָטוּthe mustache,עַל שָׂפָםall of them,כֻּלָּםforכִּיthere is noאֵיןanswerמַעֲנֵהfrom Elohim.”אֱלֹהִים
ButוְאוּלָםIאָנֹכִיam filledמָלֵאתִיwith power,כֹחַwith the spiritאֶת רוּחַof YHWH,יְהוָהand with justiceוּמִשְׁפָּטand might,וּגְבוּרָהto announceלְהַגִּידto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹבhis transgressionפִּשְׁעוֹand to Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵלhis sin.חַטָּאתוֹ
Hearשִׁמְעוּthis,זֹאתplease,נָאheadsרָאשֵׁיof the houseבֵּיתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבand rulersוּקְצִינֵיof the houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלwho abhorהַמֲתַעֲבִיםjusticeמִשְׁפָּטand twistיְעַקֵּשׁוּallוְ כָּלthat is upright,הַיְשָׁרָה
who buildבֹּנֶהZionצִיּוֹןwith bloodבְּדָמִיםand Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַםwith injustice.בְּעַוְלָה
Her headsרָאשֶׁיהָjudgeיִשְׁפֹּטוּfor a bribe,בְּשֹׁחַדand her priestsוְכֹהֲנֶיהָteachיוֹרוּfor a price,בִּמְחִירand her prophetsוּנְבִיאֶיהָdivineיִקְסֹמוּfor silver;בְּכֶסֶףand onוְעַלYHWHיְהוָהthey lean,יִשָּׁעֵנוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“Is notהֲלוֹאYHWHיְהוָהin our midst?בְּקִרְבֵּנוּNoלֹאevilרָעָהwill comeתָבוֹאupon us.”עָלֵינוּ
Therefore,לָכֵןbecause of you,בִּגְלַלְכֶםZionצִיּוֹןwill be plowedתֵחָרֵשׁas a field,שָׂדֶהand Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַםwill becomeתִּהְיֶהheaps of ruins,עִיִּיןand the mountainוְהַרof the houseהַבַּיִתhigh placesלְבָמוֹתof a forest.יָעַר