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¹ Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt: ² "I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
³ Do two walk together without having met?
⁴ Does 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?
⁵ Does 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?
⁶ If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear?
If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?
⁷ Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
⁸ A lion has roared! Who is not afraid?
The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?

⁹ Make 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 Lord is speaking.)
"They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.
¹¹ Therefore," says the sovereign Lord, "an enemy will encircle the land.
He will take away your power;
your fortresses will be looted."
¹² This is what the Lord says:
"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."
¹³ Listen and warn the family of Jacob!
The sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking!
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.
¹⁵ I will destroy both the winter and summer houses.
The houses filled with ivory will be ruined,
the great houses will be swept away."
The Lord is speaking!