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All the Tribes Are Guilty
Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt:
Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt:
Witnesses against Israel
Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
“You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.
Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?
Shall two walk together except they be agreed?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?
Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?
Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?
Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth when no gin [is laid] for him? Will the snare spring up from the earth when nothing at all hath been taken?
If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?
If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done [it]?
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing
Unless He reveals His secret counsel
To His servants the prophets.
Unless He reveals His secret counsel
To His servants the prophets.
But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
A lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
The lion hath roared, -- who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, -- who can but prophesy?
Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see the great tumults within her and the oppressions in her midst.
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great uproar in the midst thereof, and the oppressions that are within her:
“But they do not know how to do what is right,” declares the LORD, “these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels.”
and they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and plunder in their palaces.
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD,
“An enemy, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your strength from you
And your citadels will be looted.”
“An enemy, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your strength from you
And your citadels will be looted.”
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: An adversary! -- even round about the land! And he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be pillaged.
Thus says the LORD,
“Just as the shepherd snatches 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 snatched away —
With the corner of a bed and the cover of a couch!
“Just as the shepherd snatches 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 snatched away —
With the corner of a bed and the cover of a couch!
Thus saith Jehovah: Like as the shepherd rescueth out of the jaw of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and upon the damask of a bed.
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah, the God of hosts,
“For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off
And they will fall to the ground.
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off
And they will fall to the ground.
that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
“I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house;
The houses of ivory will also perish
And the great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the LORD.
The houses of ivory will also perish
And the great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the LORD.
And I will smite the winter-house with the summer-house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah.