1Woe to those at ease in Zion, and those trusting in the mountain of Samaria, noted as chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came. 2Cross over to Calneh and see; and from there go to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms, or their border than your border? 3You who put the evil day far away, and cause the seat of violence to come near, 4who lie on beds of ivory and stretch themselves on their couches; and those eating the lambs from the flock, and calves from the midst of the stall; 5who chant with the sound of the lute; they invent instruments of song for themselves like David; 6who drink wine from bowls, and anoint themselves with the best of ointments; but they are not grieved for the crushing of Joseph! 7Therefore they shall go into captivity with the first of the captives, and the feast of those who recline shall come to an end. 8The Lord Jehovah has sworn by Himself, declares Jehovah the God of Hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore I will deliver up the city and its fullness. 9And it shall come to pass, if ten men remain in one house, that they shall die. 10And when a man’s uncle shall take him away, and he who burns the bodies, to bring out the bones from the house; and he shall say to the one left in the recesses of the house, Are there any still with you? And he shall say, No. Then he shall say, Keep quiet! For we must not mention the name of Jehovah. 11For, behold, Jehovah gives a command, and He will strike the great house into pieces, and the little house with cracks. 12Shall horses run on the rock? Or will one plow there with oxen? For you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood, 13those rejoicing for nothing; who say, Have we not taken horns to ourselves by our own strength? 14For, behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel, declares Jehovah the God of Hosts. And they shall oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the valley of the wilderness.