"You who hategoodand loveevil,Who tearofftheir skinfrom them And their fleshfrom their bones,
Ahabsaidto Elijah,"Have you foundme, O my enemy?"And he answered,"I have found[you], becauseyou have soldyourself to doevilin the sightof the LORD.
Jehuthe sonof Hananithe seerwentout to meethim and saidto KingJehoshaphat,"Should you helpthe wickedand lovethose who hatethe LORDand so[bring] wrathon yourself from the LORD?
In whose eyesa reprobateis despised,But who honorsthose who fearthe LORD;He swearsto his own hurtand does not change;
Havethe workersof wickednessnoknowledge,Who eatup My people[as though] they atebreadAnd have not calledupon God?
Those who forsakethe lawpraisethe wicked,But those who keepthe lawstrivewith them.
"Whatdo you mean by crushingMy peopleAnd grindingthe faceof the poor?"Declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
Woeto those who callevilgood,and goodevil;Who substitutedarknessfor lightand lightfor darkness;Who substitutebitterfor sweetand sweetfor bitter!
"I will declareyour righteousnessand your deeds,But they will not profityou.
Therefore,thussaysthe LordGOD,"Your slainwhomyou have laidin the midstof the city are the fleshand this[city] is the pot;but I will bringyou out of it.
"Her princeswithinher are like wolvestearingthe prey,by sheddingblood[and] destroyinglivesin orderto getdishonestgain.
Putin it the pieces,Everygoodpiece,the thighand the shoulder;Fill[it] with choicebones.
"You eatthe fatand clotheyourselveswith the wool,you slaughterthe fat[sheep] withoutfeedingthe flock.
Hearthisword,you cowsof Bashanwhoare on the mountainof Samaria,Who oppressthe poor,who crushthe needy,Who sayto your husbands,"Bringnow, that we may drink!"
Hateevil,lovegood,And establishjusticein the gate!Perhapsthe LORDGodof hostsMay be graciousto the remnantof Joseph.
"RecentlyMy peoplehave arisenas an enemy--You stripthe robeoffthe garmentFrom unsuspectingpassers-by,[From] those returnedfrom war.
The godlypersonhas perishedfrom the land,And thereis noupright[person] among men.Allof them liein waitfor bloodshed;Eachof them huntsthe otherwith a net.
Concerningevil,both handsdoit well.The princeasks,also the judge,for a bribe,And a greatmanspeaksthe desireof his soul;So they weaveit together.
Her princeswithinher are roaringlions,Her judgesare wolvesat evening;They leavenothingfor the morning.
"But his citizenshatedhim and senta delegationafterhim, saying,'We do not wantthis manto reignoverus.'
Sothey criedout again,saying,"Not this Man,but Barabbas."NowBarabbaswas a robber.
"The worldcannothateyou, but it hatesMe becauseI testifyof it, that its deedsare evil.
and although they knowthe ordinanceof God,that thosewho practicesuch thingsare worthyof death,they not onlydothe same,but alsogive hearty approvalto thosewho practicethem.
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
