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| 1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: | 1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: |
| 2“You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. | 2“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” |
| 3“Do two walk together, unless they have agreed to meet? | 3Can two walk together without agreeing where to go? |
| 4Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing? | 4Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing? |
| 5Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing? | 5Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch? |
| 6Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it? | 6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? |
| 7“For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. | 7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. |
| 8The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?” | 8The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy? |
| 9Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her, and the oppressed in her midst.” | 9Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.” |
| 10“They do not know how to do right,” declares the LORD, “those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.” | 10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.” |
| 11Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, and your strongholds shall be plundered.” | 11Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.” |
| 12Thus says the LORD: “As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed. | 12This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch. |
| 13“Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, | 13Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts. |
| 14“that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground. | 14On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground. |
| 15I will strike the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall come to an end,” declares the LORD. | 15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD. |
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