1. How terrible it will be for people who plan wickedness.They lie on their beds and make evil plans.When the morning light comes, they do the things they planned.They do them just because they have the power to do so.
2. They want fields; so they take them.They want houses; so they take them.They cheat a man and take his house.They cheat a man and take his property.
3. That is why the Lord says:“Look, I am planning trouble against such people.You won’t be able to save yourselves.You will no longer walk proudly,because it will be a terrible time.
4. At that time people will make fun of you.They will sing this sad song about you:‘We are completely ruined.The Lord has taken away our land.Yes, he has taken our land away from us.He has divided our fields among our enemies!’”
5. So you will have no land for people to measure.They will not throw lots to divide the land among the Lord’s people.
6. People say, “Don’t prophesy to us!Don’t say those bad things about us!Nothing like that will happen to us!”
7. But I must say this, people of Jacob.The Lord is becoming angry about what you have done.If you lived right,I could say nice words to you.
8. But recently, my people have become my enemy.You take the coats from people who pass by.They think they are safe.But you rob themas if they were prisoners of war.