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Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it.
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The people are incapable of doing right- the Lord's declaration- those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.
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Therefore, the Lord God says: An enemy will surround the land; he will destroy your strongholds and plunder your citadels.[a]
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The Lord says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion's mouth, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with [only] the corner of a bed or the[b] cushion[c] of a couch.[d]
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Listen and testify against the house of Jacob- [this is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the declaration of the Lord God , the God of Hosts.
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I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.[e]
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I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses [inlaid with] ivory[f] will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end- the Lord's declaration.