Every Effect has its Cause
1Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the
2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
3Do two walk together without having met?
4Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey?
Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
5Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait?
Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
6If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear?
If disaster overtakes a city, is the
7Certainly the sovereign
8A lion has roared! Who is not afraid?
The sovereign
Samaria Will Fall
9Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod
and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt.
Say this:
“Gather on the hills around Samaria!
Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city,
the oppressive deeds occurring in it.”
10“They do not know how to do what is right.” (The
“They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.
11Therefore,” says the sovereign
He will take away your power;
your fortresses will be looted.”
12This is what the
“Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion’s mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged.
They will be left with just a corner of a bed,
and a part of a couch.”
13Listen and warn the family of Jacob!
The sovereign
14“Certainly when I punish Israel for their covenant transgressions,
I will destroy Bethel’s altars.
The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15I will destroy both the winter and summer houses.
The houses filled with ivory will be ruined,
the great houses will be swept away.”
The
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