Then he said,"Thisis Wickedness!"And he threwher downinto the middleof the ephahand castthe leadweighton its opening.
"Then in the fourthgenerationthey will returnhere,for the iniquityof the Amoriteis not yetcomplete."
For my iniquitiesare goneovermy head;As a heavyburdenthey weightoomuchfor me.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
"The yokeof my transgressionsis bound;By His handthey are knittogether.They have comeupon my neck;He has made my strengthfail.The Lordhas givenme into the handsOf [those against whom] I am not ableto stand.
A merchant,in whose handsare false balances,He lovesto oppress.
saying,"Whenwill the newmoonbe over,So that we may sellgrain,And the sabbath,that we may openthe wheat[market], To makethe bushelsmallerand the shekelbigger,And to cheatwith dishonestscales,
"Can I justifywickedscalesAnd a bagof deceptiveweights?
(and behold,a leadcoverwas liftedup); and thisis a womansittinginsidethe ephah."
"Fillup, then,the measure[of the guilt] of your fathers.
hinderingus from speakingto the Gentilessothat they may be saved;with the result that they alwaysfill up the measureof their sins.But wrathhas comeupon them to the utmost.
