12 For her rich men are full of aviolence,
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And btheir tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And btheir tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 “Therefore I will also amake you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.
By making you desolate because of your sins.
14 aYou shall eat, but not be satisfied;
1Hunger shall be in your midst.
You may carry some away,1 but shall not save them;
And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.
1Hunger shall be in your midst.
You may carry some away,1 but shall not save them;
And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.
15 “You shall asow, but not reap;
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
16 For the statutes of aOmri are bkept;
All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
And you walk in their counsels,
That I may make you a1 desolation,
And your inhabitants a hissing.
Therefore you shall bear the creproach of My people.”
All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
And you walk in their counsels,
That I may make you a1 desolation,
And your inhabitants a hissing.
Therefore you shall bear the creproach of My people.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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