I raised up some of your sons for prophets, and some of your young men for Nazirites. Isn't this true, you children of Israel?" says the LORD.

Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:

Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks."

offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: for this pleases you, you children of Israel," says the Lord GOD.

"Therefore thus will I do to you, Israel; because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, Israel.

Listen to this word which I take up for a lamentation over you, O house of Israel.

The LORD relented concerning this. "It shall not be," says the LORD.

The LORD relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the Lord GOD.

Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

Won't the land tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells in it? Yes, it will rise up wholly like the River; and it will be stirred up and sink again, like the River of Egypt.

that the rest of mankind, and all the nations upon whom my name is called, may earnestly seek me," says the LORD who does this.