1Hear[H8085] this word[H1697] that the LORD[H3068] hath spoken[H1696] against you, O children[H1121] of Israel[H3478], against the whole family[H4940] which I brought up[H5927] from the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714], saying[H559],
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You only have I known[H3045] of all the families[H4940] of the earth[H127]: therefore I will punish[H6485] you for all your iniquities[H5771].
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Can two[H8147]walk[H3212]together[H3162], except[H1115] they be agreed?[H3259]
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Will a lion[H738]roar[H7580] in the forest[H3293], when he hath no prey?[H2964] will a young lion[H3715] cry out[H5414] of his den[H4585], if he have taken[H3920]nothing?[H1115]
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Can a bird[H6833]fall[H5307] in a snare[H6341] upon the earth[H776], where no gin[H4170] is for him? shall one take up[H5927] a snare[H6341] from the earth[H127], and have taken[H3920] nothing at all?[H3920]
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Shall a trumpet[H7782] be blown[H8628] in the city[H5892], and the people[H5971] not be afraid?[H2729] shall there be evil[H7451] in a city[H5892], and the LORD[H3068] hath not done[H6213] it?
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Surely the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069] will do[H6213]nothing[H1697], but he revealeth[H1540] his secret[H5475] unto his servants[H5650] the prophets[H5030].
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The lion[H738] hath roared[H7580], who will not[H3808]fear?[H3372] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069] hath spoken[H1696], who can but prophesy?[H5012]
9Publish[H8085] in the palaces[H759] at Ashdod[H795], and in the palaces[H759] in the land[H776] of Egypt[H4714], and say[H559], Assemble[H622] yourselves upon the mountains[H2022] of Samaria[H8111], and behold[H7200] the great[H7227]tumults[H4103] in the midst[H7130] thereof, and the oppressed[H6217] in the midst[H8432] thereof.
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For they know[H3045] not to do[H6213]right[H5229], saith[H5002] the LORD[H3068], who store[H686] up violence[H2555] and robbery[H7701] in their palaces[H759].
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Therefore thus saith[H559] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069]; An adversary[H6862] there shall be even round about[H5439] the land[H776]; and he shall bring down[H3381] thy strength[H5797] from thee, and thy palaces[H759] shall be spoiled[H962].
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Thus saith[H559] the LORD[H3068]; As the shepherd[H7462] taketh out[H5337] of the mouth[H6310] of the lion[H738]two[H8147]legs[H3767], or a piece[H915] of an ear[H241]; so shall the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] be taken out[H5337] that dwell[H3427] in Samaria[H8111] in the corner[H6285] of a bed[H4296], and in Damascus[H1833] in a couch[H6210].
13Hear[H8085] ye, and testify[H5749] in the house[H1004] of Jacob[H3290], saith[H5002] the Lord[H136]GOD[H3069], the God[H430] of hosts[H6635],
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That in the day[H3117] that I shall visit[H6485] the transgressions[H6588] of Israel[H3478] upon him I will also visit[H6485] the altars[H4196] of Bethel[H1008]: and the horns[H7161] of the altar[H4196] shall be cut off[H1438], and fall[H5307] to the ground[H776].
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And I will smite[H5221] the winter[H2779]house[H1004] with the summer[H7019]house[H1004]; and the houses[H1004] of ivory[H8127] shall perish[H6], and the great[H7227]houses[H1004] shall have an end[H5486], saith[H5002] the LORD[H3068].