1 GLT Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt saying: BSB BSB: Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
2 GLT “I have chosen only you from all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.” BSB BSB: “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
3 GLT Will two walk together unless they have agreed? BSB BSB: Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
4 GLT Will a lion roar in the forest when he has no victim? Will a young lion growl from his den if he has caught nothing? BSB BSB: Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
5 GLT Can a bird fall in a trap on the ground when no bait is set for him? Will a trap spring up from the ground when it has not caught anything? BSB BSB: Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
6 GLT If a trumpet sounds in a city, will the people not tremble? If disaster overtakes a city, has Yahweh not sent it? BSB BSB: If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
7 GLT Surely the Lord Yahweh will not do anything unless he reveals his plan to his servants the prophets. BSB BSB: Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
8 GLT The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken; who will not prophesy? BSB BSB: The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
9 GLT Proclaim this in the fortresses at Ashdod, and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt; say,“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see what great confusion is in her, and what oppression is in her. BSB BSB: Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
10 GLT For they do not know how to do right— this is Yahweh’ s declaration— They store up violence and destruction in their fortresses.” BSB BSB: “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
11 GLT Therefore, this is what the Lord Yahweh says:“An enemy will surround the land, and pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses.” BSB BSB: Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
12 GLT This is what Yahweh says:“As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs only, or a piece of an ear; so will the sons of Israel who live in Samaria be rescued with only the corner of a couch or a piece of a bed.” BSB BSB: This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.
13 GLT Hear and testify against the house of Jacob— this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts: BSB BSB: Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.
14 GLT “For on the day that I bring punishment for the sins of Israel on her, I will also bring punishment on the altars of Bethel. The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. BSB BSB: On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.