15. Hate the rah, and love the tov, and establish mishpat in the sha'ar; it may be that Hashem Elohei Tzava'os will be gracious unto the she'erit Yosef.
16. Therefore Hashem Adonoi Elohei Tzva'os saith thus: Wailing shall be in all rechovot; and they shall cry in all the public squares, Alas! Alas! And they shall call the ikkar (farmer) to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentation to wailing.
17. And in all kramim (vineyards) shall be wailing; for I will pass through thee, saith Hashem.
18. Hoy unto you that desire the Yom Hashem! Why do ye seek it? The Yom Hashem is choshech, and not ohr.
19. As if a man did flee from an ari, and a dov met him; or went into the bais, and leaned his hand on the kir (wall), and a nachash bit him.
20. Shall not the Yom Hashem be choshech, and not ohr? Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
21. I hate, I despise your chagim (religious festivals), and I will not stand in your atzerot (solemn assemblies).