Hear - 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 ... :
“ Only you have I known from all the families of the earth ; therefore ... I will punish you - for all your iniquities. ”
Can two walk together without ... agreeing (where to go) ?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey ? Does a young lion growl ... in his den if he has caught nothing ?
Does a bird land in a snare - where no bait Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch ?
If 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 ?
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing ... without ... revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
The lion has roared — who will not fear ? The Lord GOD has spoken — who will not prophesy ?
Proclaim 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. ”
“ For they know not how to do right , ” declares the LORD. “ They store up violence and destruction in their citadels. ”
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says : “ An enemy will surround the land ; he will pull down ... your strongholds and plunder your citadels. ”
This 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.
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob , declares the Lord GOD , the God of Hosts.
- On 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.
I 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.