⁹ The voice of the Lord will call to the city—
And it is sound wisdom to fear Your name:
“^[a]Hear, you tribe. Who has designated ^[b]its time?
¹⁰ Is there still a person in the wicked house,
Along with treasures of ^(A)wickedness,
And a ^[c](B)short measure that is cursed?
¹¹ Can I justify dishonest ^(C)balances,
And a bag of fraudulent weights?
¹² For the rich people of ^[d]the city are full of ^(D)violence,
Her residents speak ^(E)lies,
And their ^(F)tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
¹³ So also I will make you ^(G)sick, striking you down,
^(H)Making you desolate because of your sins.
¹⁴ You will eat, but you will ^(I)not be satisfied,
And your filth will be in your midst.
You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping,
But you will ^(J)not save it all,
And what you do save I will turn over to the sword.
¹⁵ You will sow but you will ^(K)not harvest.
You will tread the olive press but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And tread out sweet wine, but you will ^(L)not drink any wine.
¹⁶ The statutes of ^(M)Omri
And every work of the house of ^(N)Ahab are maintained,
And you ^(O)walk by their plans.
Therefore I will give you up for ^(P)destruction,
And ^[e]your inhabitants for ^[f](Q)derision,
And you will suffer the ^(R)taunting of My people.”