"Becauseyou are glad,becauseyou are jubilant,O you who pillageMy heritage,Becauseyou skipaboutlike a threshingheiferAnd neighlike stallions,
Manybullshave surroundedme; Strong[bulls] of Bashanhave encircledme.
He who mocksthe poortauntshis Maker;He who rejoicesat calamitywill not gounpunished.
"I was angrywith My people,I profanedMy heritageAnd gavethem into your hand.You did not showmercyto them, On the agedyou madeyour yokeveryheavy.
"Now,then, hearthis,you sensualone,Who dwellssecurely,Who saysin your heart,I am, and thereis noonebesidesme. I will not sitas a widow,Norknowlossof children.'
Thussaysthe LORDconcerningallMy wickedneighborswho strikeat the inheritancewith whichI have endowedMy peopleIsrael,"BeholdI am about to uprootthem from their landand will uprootthe houseof Judahfrom amongthem.
"Egyptis a prettyheifer,[But] a horseflyis comingfrom the north--it is coming!
"Alsoher mercenariesin her midstAre like fattenedcalves,For eventhey toohave turnedback[and] have fledaway together;They did not stand[their ground]. For the dayof their calamityhas comeupon them, The timeof their punishment.
They are fat,they are sleek,They alsoexcelin deedsof wickedness;They do not pleadthe cause,The causeof the orphan,that they may prosper;And they do not defendthe rightsof the poor.
"They were well-fedlustyhorses,Eachoneneighingafterhis neighbor'swife.
"Israelis a scatteredflock,the lionshave driven[them] away.The firstone[who] devouredhim was the kingof Assyria,and thislastone[who] has brokenhis bonesis Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon.
Putallher youngbullsto the sword;Let them godownto the slaughter!Woebe upon them, for their dayhas come,The timeof their punishment.
"They have heardthat I groan;Thereis nooneto comfortme; Allmy enemieshave heardof my calamity;They are gladthat You have done[it]. Oh, that You would bringthe daywhich You have proclaimed,That they may becomelikeme.
"As you rejoicedover the inheritanceof the houseof Israelbecauseit was desolate,soI will doto you. You will be a desolation,O MountSeir,and allEdom,allof it. Then they will knowthat I am the LORD."'
thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Surelyin the fireof My jealousyI have spokenagainstthe restof the nations,and againstallEdom,whoappropriatedMy landfor themselves as a possessionwith wholeheartedjoy[and] with scornof soul,to driveit out for a prey."
Ephraimis a trainedheiferthat lovesto thresh,But I will comeoverher fairneck[with a yoke]; I will harnessEphraim,Judahwill plow,Jacobwill harrowfor himself.
Hearthisword,you cowsof Bashanwhoare on the mountainof Samaria,Who oppressthe poor,who crushthe needy,Who sayto your husbands,"Bringnow, that we may drink!"
"Do not gloatover your brother'sday,The dayof his misfortune.And do not rejoiceover the sonsof JudahIn the dayof their destruction;Yes, do not boastIn the dayof [their] distress.
[The Chaldeans] bringallof them up with a hook,Dragthem awaywith their net,And gatherthem together in their fishingnet.Thereforethey rejoiceand are glad.
Now thiswill be the plaguewith whichthe LORDwill strikeallthe peopleswhohave goneto waragainstJerusalem;their fleshwill rotwhile they standon their feet,and their eyeswill rotin their sockets,and their tonguewill rotin their mouth.
"But Jeshurungrewfatand kicked--You are grownfat,thick,and sleek--Then he forsookGodwho madehim, And scornedthe Rockof his salvation.
