Hear this
word
, you cows
of aBashan
who
are on the bmountain
of Samaria
, Who coppress
the poor
, who crush
the needy
, Who say
to 1your husbands
, "Bring
now, that we may ddrink
!"
The Lord 1GOD
has asworn
by His bholiness
, "Behold
, the days
are coming
upon you When 2they will take
you away with cmeat
hooks
, And the last
of you with dfish
hooks
.
"You will ago out through breaches
in the walls, Each
one
straight
before
her, And you 1will be cast
to Harmon
," declares
the LORD
.
"Enter Bethel
and transgress
; In Gilgal
multiply
transgression
! aBring
your sacrifices
every morning
, Your tithes
every three
days
.
" 1Offer a athank
offering
also from that which
is leavened
, And proclaim
bfreewill
offerings
, make
them known
. For so
you clove
to do, you sons
of Israel
," Declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"But I gave you also
acleanness
of teeth
in all
your cities
And lack
of bread
in all
your places
, Yet you have bnot returned
to Me," declares
the LORD
.
"Furthermore, I awithheld
the rain
from you While there were still
three
months
until harvest
. Then I would send
rain
on one
city
And on banother
city
I would not send
rain
; One
part
would be rained
on, While the part
not rained
on would dry
up.
"So two or three
cities
would stagger
to another
city
to drink
awater
, But would bnot be satisfied
; Yet you have cnot returned
to Me," declares
the LORD
.
"I asmote you with scorching
wind and mildew
; And the bcaterpillar
was devouring
Your many
gardens
and vineyards
, fig
trees
and olive
trees
; Yet you have cnot returned
to Me," declares
the LORD
.
"I sent a aplague
among you after the manner
of Egypt
; I bslew
your young
men
by the sword
along
with your ccaptured
horses
, And I made the dstench
of your camp
rise
up in your nostrils
; Yet you have enot returned
to Me," declares
the LORD
.
"I overthrew you, as aGod
overthrew
Sodom
and Gomorrah
, And you were like a bfirebrand
snatched
from a blaze
; Yet you have cnot returned
to Me," declares
the LORD
.
"Therefore thus
I will do
to you, O Israel
; Because
I will do
this
to you, Prepare
to ameet
your God
, O Israel
."
For behold, He who aforms
mountains
and bcreates
the wind
And cdeclares
to man
what
are His thoughts
, He who dmakes
dawn
into darkness
And etreads
on the high
places
of the earth
, fThe LORD
God
of hosts
is His name
.