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Witnesses Summoned Against Israel
Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you — against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you — against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
Authority of the Prophet’s Message
Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
“You only have I chosen
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your sins.”
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your sins.”
“You only have I known of all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
Do two walk together
unless they have agreed to do so?
unless they have agreed to do so?
Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
Does a lion roar in the thicket
when it has no prey?
Does it growl in its den
when it has caught nothing?
when it has no prey?
Does it growl in its den
when it has caught nothing?
Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
when no bait is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
if it has not caught anything?
when no bait is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
if it has not caught anything?
When a trumpet sounds in a city,
do not the people tremble?
When disaster comes to a city,
has not the Lord caused it?
do not the people tremble?
When disaster comes to a city,
has not the Lord caused it?
Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
without revealing his plan
to his servants the prophets.
without revealing his plan
to his servants the prophets.
Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.
Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.
The lion has roared —
who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken —
who can but prophesy?
who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken —
who can but prophesy?
A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
Who can but prophesy?
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
Who can but prophesy?
Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod
and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;
see the great unrest within her
and the oppression among her people.”
and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;
see the great unrest within her
and the oppression among her people.”
“They do not know how to do right,” declares the Lord,
“who store up in their fortresses
what they have plundered and looted.”
“who store up in their fortresses
what they have plundered and looted.”
Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.”
“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.”
Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“An adversary shall be all around the land;
He shall sap your strength from you,
And your palaces shall be plundered.”
“An adversary shall be all around the land;
He shall sap your strength from you,
And your palaces shall be plundered.”
“Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,
Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,
“On the day I punish Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
“That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,
I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.
I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.
I will tear down the winter house
along with the summer house;
the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed
and the mansions will be demolished,”
declares the Lord.
along with the summer house;
the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed
and the mansions will be demolished,”
declares the Lord.