| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! | 1Woe to those who are at ease in Zion and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria-- the notable people in this first of the nations, those the house of Israel comes to. |
| 2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? | 2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? |
| 3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; | 3You dismiss any thought of the evil day and bring in a reign of violence. |
| 4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; | 4They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. |
| 5That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; | 5They improvise songs to the sound of the harp and invent their own musical instruments like David. |
| 6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. | 6They drink wine by the bowlful and anoint themselves with the finest oils but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. |
| 7Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. | 7Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end. |
| 8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. | 8The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself--this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts: I loathe Jacob's pride and hate his citadels, so I will hand over the city and everything in it. |
| 9And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. | 9And if there are 10 men left in one house, they will die. |
| 10And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. | 10A close relative and burner will remove his corpse from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house, "Any more with you?" That person will reply, "None." Then he will say, "Silence, because Yahweh's name must not be invoked." |
| 11For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. | 11For the LORD commands: The large house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble. |
| 12Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: | 12Do horses gallop on the cliffs; does anyone plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood-- |
| 13Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? | 13you who rejoice over Lo-debar and say, "Didn't we capture Karnaim for ourselves by our own strength?" |
| 14But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness. | 14But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel-- this is the declaration of the Lord, the GOD of Hosts-- and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah. |
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