Nor enter Gilgal,
Nor pass over to bBeersheba;
For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity,
And cBethel shall come to nothing.
Lest He break out like fire in the house of Joseph,
And devour it,
With no one to quench it in Bethel—
He turns the shadow of death into morning
bAnd makes the day dark as night;
He ccalls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the face of the earth;
dThe Lord is His name.
And take grain1 taxes from him,
Though byou have built houses of hewn stone,
Yet you shall not dwell in them;
You have planted1 pleasant vineyards,
But you shall not drink wine from them.
And your mighty sins:
bAfflicting the just and taking bribes;
cDiverting the poor from justice at the gate.
That you may live;
So the Lord God of hosts will be with you,
aAs you have spoken.
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American Standard Version
Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Amplified® Bible
You who turn justice into [the bitterness of] wormwood and cast righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) down to the ground,
Contemporary English Version
You people are doomed! You twist the truth and stomp on justice.
Darby English Version
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Good News Bible
You are doomed, you that twist justice and cheat people out of their rights!
King James Version
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
New American Standard Bible
{For} those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."
New International Version
You who turn justice into bitterness
and cast righteousness to the ground
New King James Version
You who turn justice to wormwood,
And lay righteousness to rest in the earth!"
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For those who turn justice into wormwood And cast righteousness down to the earth."
Revised Standard Version
O you who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth!
Young's Literal Translation
Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,
New English Translation
The Israelites1 turn justice into bitterness;2 they throw what is fair and right3 to the ground.4
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