KJV ORIGINAL
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Listen up, priests — and you too, Israel, and the royal family. This judgment is coming straight for you because you've been setting traps at Mizpah and spreading nets on Mount Tabor to catch people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's calling out the leaders who were supposed to protect people but were actually trapping them instead.
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