2. Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to great Chamat; then go down to Gat of the Pelishtim (Philistines); be they better than these mamlachot? Or their territory more vast than your territory?
3. Ye that put far away the Yom Rah, and cause the shevet chamas to come near;
4. That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the tzon, and the calves from the stall;
5. Who prattle to the tune of the nevel (harp); like Dovid [HaMelech] they invent string instruments.