11. Should I acquit the scales of wickedness,and the sack of dishonest weights?
12. Her wealthy men are full of violence,and her inhabitants speak deception,and their tongue in their mouth is treachery.
13. Therefore, I have struck you a dreadful blow,devastating you because of your sins.
14. You will eat, but not be satisfied,with hunger within you.You will set aside, but not retain;and what you retain I will give over to the sword.
15. You will sow, but not reap;you will tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;you will crush grapes, but not drink wine.
16. You observe the statutes of Omri,and every practice of the house of Ahab,and you walk in their counsels.Therefore I will give you over to destruction,and the inhabitants to derision.You will bear the contempt of My people.