Hear this
word
which
the LORD
has spoken
against
you, sons
of Israel
, against
the entire
1 afamily
which
2He brought
up from the land
of Egypt
:
" aYou only have I 1chosen
among
all
the families
of the earth
; Therefore
I will 2 bpunish
you for all
your iniquities
."
Do two men walk
together
unless
they have made
an 1appointment
?
Does a alion roar
in the forest
when he has
no
prey
? Does a young
lion
1growl
from his den
unless
he has captured
something?
Does a bird fall
into a trap
on the ground
when there
is no
1bait
in it? Does a trap
spring
up from the earth
when it captures
nothing
at all
?
If a atrumpet
is blown
in a city
will not the people
tremble
? If
a bcalamity
occurs
in a city
has not the LORD
done
it?
1Surely the Lord
2GOD
does
nothing
Unless
He areveals
His secret
counsel
To His servants
the prophets
.
A alion has roared
! Who
will not fear
? The bLord
1GOD
has spoken
! cWho
can but prophesy
?
Proclaim on the citadels
in aAshdod
and on the citadels
in the land
of Egypt
and say
, "Assemble
yourselves on the bmountains
of Samaria
and see
the great
tumults
within
her and the coppressions
in her midst
.
"But they ado not know how to do
what
is right
," declares
the LORD
, "these who bhoard
up 1violence
and devastation
in their citadels
."
Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "An aenemy
, even one
surrounding
the land
, Will pull
down
your 1strength
from you And your bcitadels
will be looted
."
Thus says
the LORD
, "Just
as the shepherd
1 asnatches
from the lion's
mouth
a couple
of legs
or
a piece
of an ear
, So
will the sons
of Israel
dwelling
in Samaria
be 2snatched
away
-- With the bcorner
of a bed
and the 3 ccover
of a couch
!
"Hear and atestify
against the house
of Jacob
," Declares
the Lord
GOD
, the God
of hosts
.
"For on the day that I punish
Israel's
transgressions
, I will also punish
the altars
of aBethel
; The horns
of the altar
will be cut
off
And they will fall
to the ground
.
"I will also smite the 1 awinter
house
together
with the bsummer
house
; The houses
of 2 civory
will also perish
And the dgreat
houses
will come
to an end
," Declares
the LORD
.