1. Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,and to those confident on the mount of Samaria,nobles of the first of the nations,to whom the house of Israel comes!
2. Cross over to Kalneh and see,and go from there 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. You who brush off the day of disaster,but bring on a session of lawlessness;
4. who lie upon beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches,eating lambs from the flock and calves from the stall;
5. who sing to the sound of the harpand invent musical instruments for themselves like David;
6. who drink from bowls of wineand anoint themselves with the finest oils,but are not grieved over the destruction of Joseph.
7. Therefore now they will go at the head of the captives into exile,and the revelry of those who are lounging will vanish.