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5.10 :And they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
 * Therefore, because ye trample upon the poor,
 * And take from him exactions of wheat,
 * Ye have built houses of hewn stone,
 * But ye shall not dwell in them,
 * Ye have planted pleasant vineyards,
 * But ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
 * For I know how manifold are your transgressions,
 * And how mighty are your sins;
 * Ye that afflict the just, that take a ransom,
 * And that turn aside the needy in the gate.
 * Therefore the prudent doth keep silence in such a time;
 * For it is an evil time.


 * Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live;
 * And so the, the God of hosts, will be with you, as ye say.
 * Hate the evil, and love the good,
 * And establish justice in the gate;
 * It may be that the, the God of hosts,
 * Will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.


 * Therefore thus saith the ,
 * The God of hosts, the Lord.
 * Lamentation shall be in all the broad places,
 * And they shall say in all the streets: 'Alas! alas!'
 * And they shall call the husbandman to mourning,
 * And proclaim lamentation to such as are skilful of wailing.
 * And in all vineyards shall be lamentation;
 * For I will pass through the midst of thee,
 * Saith the.


 * Woe unto you that desire the day of the !
 * Wherefore would ye have the day of the ?
 * It is darkness, and not light.
 * As if a man did flee from a lion,
 * And a bear met him;
 * And went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall,
 * And a serpent bit him.
 * Shall not the day of the be darkness, and not light?
 * Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
 * I hate, I despise your feasts,
 * And I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
 * Yea, though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meal-offerings,
 * I will not accept them,
 * Neither will I regard the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.
 * Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs;
 * And let Me not hear the melody of thy psalteries.
 * But let justice well up as waters,
 * And righteousness as a mighty stream.

Did ye bring unto Me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? So shall ye take up Siccuth your king and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith He, whose name is the God of hosts.


 * Woe to them that are at ease in Zion,
 * And to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria,