6 What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,^[a]
    and you who feel secure in Samaria!
You are famous and popular in Israel,
    and people go to you for help.

³ You push away every thought of coming disaster,
    but your actions only bring the day of judgment closer.
⁴ How terrible for you who sprawl on ivory beds
    and lounge on your couches,
eating the meat of tender lambs from the flock
    and of choice calves fattened in the stall.
⁵ You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp
    and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.
⁶ You drink wine by the bowlful
    and perfume yourselves with fragrant lotions.
    You care nothing about the ruin of your nation.^[a]

²¹ “I hate all your show and pretense—
    the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
²² I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings.
    I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.
²³ Away with your noisy hymns of praise!
    I will not listen to the music of your harps.
²⁴ Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,
    an endless river of righteous living.