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Woe to Those Who Plan Wickedness

Woe to those who plan wickedness,
who make preparations for evil while lying on their beds.
    By the morning light they carry it out,
    because it is in the power of their hands to do so.
They covet fields and seize them.
    They covet houses and take them away.
    They deprive a person of his house,
    and a man of his inheritance.

Therefore this is what the Lord says:

    Look, I am making plans against this family of clans,
    plans for a disaster from which you cannot save your necks.
    You will not be able to hold your heads high,
    because it will be an evil time.

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Human Plans and God’s Plans

Woe to those who plan iniquity,
    to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
    because it is in their power to do it.
They covet fields(C) and seize them,(D)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(E) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(F)

Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(G) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(H)
    for it will be a time of calamity.

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