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8 “Sound the alarm in Gibeah! Blow the trumpet in Ramah! Raise the battle cry in Beth-aven ! Lead on into battle, O warriors of Benjamin!
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“Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven ; lead on, Benjamin.
9 One thing is certain, Israel : On your day of punishment, you will become a heap of rubble.
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Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
10 “The leaders of Judah have become like thieves. So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall.
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Judah’s leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like a flood of water.
11 The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.
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Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols.
12 I will destroy Israel as a moth consumes wool. I will make Judah as weak as rotten wood.
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I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rot to the people of Judah.
13 “When Israel and Judah saw how sick they were, Israel turned to Assyria— to the great king there— but he could neither help nor cure them.
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“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores.
14 I will be like a lion to Israel, like a strong young lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, and no one will be left to rescue them.
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For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
15 Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and turn to me. For as soon as trouble comes, they will earnestly search for me.”
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Then I will return to my lair until they have borne their guilt and seek my face— in their misery they will earnestly seek me.”
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