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Woe to the Complacent
Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,
and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
you notable men of the foremost nation,
to whom the people of Israel come!
Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,
and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
you notable men of the foremost nation,
to whom the people of Israel come!
Woe to the Complacent in Zion
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion and that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the renowned of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come.
Go to Kalneh and look at it;
go from there to great Hamath,
and then go down to Gath in Philistia.
Are they better off than your two kingdoms?
Is their land larger than yours?
go from there to great Hamath,
and then go down to Gath in Philistia.
Are they better off than your two kingdoms?
Is their land larger than yours?
Pass unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go to Hamath the great; and go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?
You put off the day of disaster
and bring near a reign of terror.
and bring near a reign of terror.
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.
and lounge on your couches.
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.
that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves from the midst of the stall;
You strum away on your harps like David
and improvise on musical instruments.
and improvise on musical instruments.
that chant to the sound of the lute, [and] invent them instruments of music, like David;
You drink wine by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; but are not grieved for the breach of Joseph.
Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile;
your feasting and lounging will end.
your feasting and lounging will end.
Therefore shall they now go captive, with the first that go captive, and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.
The Lord Abhors the Pride of Israel
The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself — the Lord God Almighty declares:
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and detest his fortresses;
I will deliver up the city
and everything in it.”
The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself — the Lord God Almighty declares:
“I abhor the pride of Jacob
and detest his fortresses;
I will deliver up the city
and everything in it.”
The Pride of Israel
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his palaces; and I will deliver up the city with all that is therein.
If ten people are left in one house, they too will die.
And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.
And a man's uncle, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet [any] with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.
For the Lord has given the command,
and he will smash the great house into pieces
and the small house into bits.
and he will smash the great house into pieces
and the small house into bits.
For behold, Jehovah commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
Shall horses run upon the rock? will [men] plough [thereon] with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, have We not taken to us power by our own strength?
For the Lord God Almighty declares,
“I will stir up a nation against you, Israel,
that will oppress you all the way
from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.”
“I will stir up a nation against you, Israel,
that will oppress you all the way
from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah.”
For behold, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I will raise up against you a nation; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the torrent of the Arabah.