1. Woe to you who are at ease in Zion,And trust in Mount Samaria,Notable persons in the chief nation,To whom the house of Israel comes!
2. Go over to Calneh and see;And from there go to Hamath the great;Then go down to Gath of the Philistines.Are you better than these kingdoms?Or is their territory greater than your territory?
3. Woe to you who put far off the day of doom,Who cause the seat of violence to come near;
4. Who lie on beds of ivory,Stretch out on your couches,Eat lambs from the flockAnd calves from the midst of the stall;
5. Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments,And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David;
6. Who drink wine from bowls,And anoint yourselves with the best ointments,But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
7. Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives,And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.
8. The Lord God has sworn by Himself,The Lord God of hosts says:“I abhor the pride of Jacob,And hate his palaces;Therefore I will deliver up the cityAnd all that is in it.”