6:11 I do not condone the use of rigged scales,
or a bag of deceptive weights. 1
6:12 The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; 2
her inhabitants lie, 3
their tongues speak deceptive words. 4
6:13 I will strike you brutally 5
and destroy you because of your sin.
6:14 You will eat, but not be satisfied.
Even if you have the strength 6 to overtake some prey, 7
you will not be able to carry it away; 8
if you do happen to carry away something,
I will deliver it over to the sword.
6:15 You will plant crops, but will not harvest them;
you will squeeze oil from the olives, 9 but you will have no oil to rub on your bodies; 10
you will squeeze juice from the grapes, but you will have no wine to drink. 11
6:16 You implement the regulations of Omri,
and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; 12
you follow their policies. 13
Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, 14
the city’s 15 inhabitants will be taunted derisively, 16
and nations will mock all of you.” 17