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And they covet fields and then tear them away,And houses, and take them away.And they oppress a man and his house,A man and his inheritance.

Is it being said, O house of Jacob:‘Is the Spirit of Yahweh impatient?Are these His deeds?'Do not My words do goodTo the one walking uprightly?

Then they will cry out to Yahweh,But He will not answer them.Instead, He will hide His face from them at that timeBecause they have practiced evil deeds.

On the other hand I am filled with power—With the Spirit of Yahweh—And with justice and mightTo declare to Jacob his transgression,Even to Israel his sin.

And many nations will come and say,"Come and let us go up to the mountain of YahwehAnd to the house of the God of Jacob,That He may instruct us from His waysAnd that we may walk in His paths."For from Zion will go forth the law,And the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem.

And each of them will sit under his vineAnd under his fig tree,With no one to make them tremble,For the mouth of Yahweh of hosts has spoken.

Though all the peoples walkEach in the name of his god,As for us, we will walkIn the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.

But they do not know the thoughts of Yahweh,And they do not understand His counsel;For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Therefore He will give them up until the timeWhen she who is in childbirth has borne a child.Then the remainder of His brothersWill return to the sons of Israel.

And He will stand and shepherd His flockIn the strength of Yahweh,In the majesty of the name of Yahweh His God.And they will remainBecause at that time He will be greatTo the ends of the earth.

Listen, you mountains, to the case of Yahweh,And you enduring foundations of the earth,Because Yahweh has a case against His people;Even with Israel He will reprove.

Concerning evil, both hands do it well.The prince asks, also the judge, for a payment,And a great man speaks the craving of his soul;So they weave it together.

For son treats father as a wicked fool;Daughter rises up against her mother,Daughter‑in‑law against her mother‑in‑law;A man's enemies are the men of his own household.

I will bear the rage of YahwehBecause I have sinned against Him,Until He pleads my case and does justice for me.He will bring me out to the light,And I will see His righteousness.

Who is a God like You, who forgives iniquityAnd passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance?He does not hold fast to His anger foreverBecause He delights in lovingkindness.

A jealous and avenging God is Yahweh;Yahweh is avenging and wrathful.Yahweh is avenging against His adversaries,And He keeps His anger for His enemies.

Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power,And Yahweh will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.In whirlwind and storm is His way,And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Mountains quake because of Him,And the hills melt;Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence,The world and all the inhabitants in it.

Who can stand before His indignation?Who can endure the burning of His anger?His wrath is poured out like fire,And the rocks are torn down by Him.

But with an overflowing floodHe will make a complete destruction of its placeAnd will pursue His enemies into darkness.