Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up from the land of Egypt:
Hear this word that the LORD hath 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 known among all the families of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Can two walk together unless they have agreed to meet?
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its den unless it has caught 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 for it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it has caught nothing?
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has done it?
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret to His servants, the prophets.
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great tumults within her and the oppression among her people."
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 tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
"They do not know how to do what is right," declares the Lord, "storing up violence and robbery in their fortresses."
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: "An enemy will surround the land, bring down your strength, and plunder your fortresses."
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
This is what the Lord says: Just as a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with only the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch.
Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
Listen and testify against the house of Jacob,” declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.
Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
For on the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
I will strike down the winter house along with the summer house, and the houses of ivory will 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 the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.