Therefore, there will be no one
in the assembly of the Lord
to divide the land by casting lots.[a](A)

God’s Word Rejected

“Quit your preaching,”(B) they[b] preach.
“They should not preach these things;(C)
shame will not overtake us.”[c](D)
House of Jacob, should it be asked,
“Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient?(E)
Are these the things he does?”
Don’t my words bring good(F)
to the one who walks uprightly?(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:5 Lit Lord stretching the measuring line by lot
  2. 2:6 = the prophets
  3. 2:6 Text emended; MT reads things. Shame will not depart

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