6"Do not preach"- thus they preach -
"one should not preach of such things;
disgrace will not overtake us."
7Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
Is the Spirit of Yahweh impatient?
Are these his doings?
Do not my words do good
to him who walks uprightly?
8But you rise against my people as an enemy;
you strip the robe from the peaceful,
from those who pass by
trustingly with no thought of war.
9The women of my people you drive out
from their pleasant houses;
from their young children you take away
my glory for ever.
10Arise and go,
for this is no place to rest;
because of uncleanness that destroys
with a grievous destruction.
11If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,
saying, "I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,"
he would be the preacher for this people!
12I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob,
I will gather the remnant of Israel;
I will set them together like sheep in a fold,
like a flock in its pasture,
a noisy multitude of men.
13He who opens the breach will go up before them;
they will break through and pass the gate,
going out by it.
Their king will pass on before them,
Yahweh at their head.
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