1
Hear this word which the
LORD has
spoken against you,
sons of
Israel,
against the
entire family which He
brought up from the
land of
Egypt:
h'wh.y r,BiD r,v]a h,Z;h r'b'D;h -t,a .W[.miv ? r,v]a h'x'P.viM;h -l'K l;[ lea'r.fIy yen.B ~,kyel][ ? r{mael ~Iy;r.cim #,r,aem yityel/[,h
2
"You
only have I
chosen among all the
families of the
earth;
Therefore * I will
punish you for
all your
iniquities."
h'm'd]a'h tw{x.P.vim l{Kim yiT.[;d'y ~,k.t,a q;r ? ~,kyet{n{w][ -l'K tea ~,kyel][ d{q.p,a !eK -l;[
3
Do
two men
walk together unless they have
made an
appointment?
.Wd'[w{n -mia yiT.liB w'D.x;y ~Iy;n.v .Wk.ley]h
4
Does a
lion roar in the
forest when he
has no prey? Does a
young lion growl * from his
den unless * he has
captured something?
!eTIy]h w{l !yea @,r,j.w r;[;Y;B hey.r;a g;a.vIy]h ? d'k'l -mia yiT.liB w{t'n{[.Mim w{lw{q ryip.K
5
Does a
bird fall into a
trap on the
ground when
there is
no bait in it? Does a
trap spring up from the
earth when it
captures nothing at
all?
!yea veqw{m.W #,r'a'h x;P -l;[ rw{Pic l{Pit]h ? a{l dw{k'l.w h'm'd]a'h -nim x;P -h,l][;y]h H'l ? dw{K.lIy
6
If a
trumpet is
blown in a
city will not the
people tremble?
If a
calamity occurs in a
city has not the
LORD done it?
.Wd'r/x,y a{l ~'[.w ryi[.B r'pw{v [;q'TIy -mia ? h'f'[ a{l h'why;w ryi[.B h'['r h,y.hiT -mia
7
Surely the
Lord GOD does nothing * Unless * He
reveals His
secret counsel To His
servants the
prophets.
h'l'G -mia yiK r'b'D hiwh.y y'n{d]a h,f][;y a{l yiK ? ~yiayib.N;h wy'd'b][ -l,a w{dw{s
8
A
lion has
roared!
Who will not
fear? The
Lord GOD has
spoken!
Who can but
prophesy?
r,BiD hiwh.y y'n{d]a a'ryIy a{l yim g'a'v hey.r;a ? aeb'NIy a{l yim
9
Proclaim on the
citadels in
Ashdod and on the
citadels in the
land of
Egypt and
say,
"Assemble yourselves on the
mountains of
Samaria and
see the
great tumults within her and the
oppressions in her
midst.
tw{n.m.r;a -l;[.w dw{D.v;a.B tw{n.m.r;a -l;[ .W[yim.v;h ? yer'h -l;[ .Wp.s'aeh .Wr.mia.w ~Iy'r.cim #,r,a.B ? ~yiq.Wv][;w H'kw{t.B tw{B;r t{m.Wh.m .Wa.r.W !w{r.m{v ? H'B.riq.B
10
"But they do not
know how to
do what is
right,"
declares the
LORD, "these who
hoard up
violence and
devastation in their
citadels."
h'wh.y -mUa.n h'x{k.n -tw{f][ .W[.d'y -a{l.w ? ~,hyetw{n.m.r;a.B d{v'w s'm'x ~yir.cw{a'h
11
Therefore,
thus says the
Lord GOD, "An
enemy, even
one surrounding the
land, Will
pull down your
strength from you And your
citadels will be
looted."
#,r'a'h byib.s.W r;c hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? .$Iy'tw{n.m.r;a .WZ{b'n.w .$eZU[ .$eMim dirw{h.w
12
Thus says the
LORD,
"Just as the
shepherd snatches from the
lion's mouth a
couple of
legs or a
piece of an
ear,
So will the
sons of
Israel dwelling in
Samaria be
snatched away - With the
corner of a
bed and the
cover of a
couch!
yiPim h,[{r'h lyiC;y r,v]a;K h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? .Wl.c'NIy !eK !,z{a -l;d.b w{a ~Iy;['r.k yeT.v yir]a'h ? h'Jim t;a.piB !w{r.m{v.B ~yib.v{Y;h lea'r.fIy yen.B ? f,r'[ q,v,m.dib.W
13
"Hear and
testify against the
house of
Jacob,"
Declares the
Lord GOD, the
God of
hosts.
y'n{d]a -mUa.n b{q][;y tyeb.B .Wdyi['h.w .W[.miv ? tw{a'b.C;h yeh{l/a hiwh.y
14
"For on the
day that I
punish Israel's transgressions, I will also
punish the
altars of
Bethel; The
horns of the
altar will be
cut off And they will
fall to the
ground.
yiT.d;q'p.W wy'l'[ lea'r.fIy -ye[.vip yid.q'P ~w{y.B yiK ? tw{n.r;q .W[.D.gin.w lea -tyeB tw{x.B.zim -l;[ ? #,r'a'l .Wl.p'n.w ;xeB.ziM;h
15
"I will also
smite the
winter house together with the
summer house; The
houses of
ivory will also
perish And the
great houses will
come to an
end,"
Declares the
LORD.
.Wd.b'a.w #Iy'Q;h tyeB -l;[ @,r{x;h -tyeb yityeKih.w ? h'wh.y -mUa.n ~yiB;r ~yiT'B .Wp's.w !eV;h yeT'B