1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim,
2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one,
3The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim,
4And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower,
5In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory,
6And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment,
7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way;
8For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness,
9Whom shall he teach knowledge?
10For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept;
11For with stammering lips and another tongue
12To whom he said,
13But the word of the Lord was unto them
14Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men,
15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death,
16Therefore thus saith the Lord God,
17Judgment also will I lay to the line,
18And your covenant with death shall be disannulled,
19From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you:
20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it:
21For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim,
22Now therefore be ye not mockers,
23Give ye ear, and hear my voice;
24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow?
25When he hath made plain the face thereof,
26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
27For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument,
28Bread corn is bruised;
29This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts,