2 ⁶ "Do not preach"- thus they preach -
"one should not preach of such things;
disgrace will not overtake us."
2 ⁷ Should 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?
2 ⁸ But 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.
2 ⁹ The women of my people you drive out
from their pleasant houses;
from their young children you take away
my glory for ever.
2 ¹⁰ Arise and go,
for this is no place to rest;
because of uncleanness that destroys
with a grievous destruction.
2 ¹¹ If 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!

2 ¹² I 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.
2 ¹³ He 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.