⁹ The voice of the Lord calls to the city—
    and wisdom will fear Your name:
    Heed the rod and Him who has appointed it.
¹⁰ Are there still in the house of the wicked
    treasures of wickedness?
    And the short ephah^[a] which is accursed?
¹¹ Should I acquit the scales of wickedness,
    and the sack of dishonest weights?
¹² Her wealthy men are full of violence,
    and her inhabitants speak deception,
    and their tongue in their mouth is treachery.
¹³ Therefore, I have struck you a dreadful blow,
    devastating you because of your sins.
¹⁴ You will eat, but not be satisfied,
    with hunger within you.
You will set aside, but not retain;
    and what you retain I will give over to the sword.
¹⁵ You will sow, but not reap;
    you will tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
    you will crush grapes, but not drink wine.
¹⁶ You observe the statutes of Omri,
    and every practice of the house of Ahab,
    and you walk in their counsels.
Therefore I will give you over to destruction,
    and the inhabitants to derision.
    You will bear the contempt of My people.