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wIsa. 32:9; Zeph. 1:12; Luke 6:24; James 5:1 “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
and to those who feel secure onxch. 3:9; 4:1 the mountain of Samaria,
y[Ezek. 22:6] the notable men ofzSee Ex. 19:5 the first of the nations,
to whom the house of Israel comes!
2 Pass over toaGen. 10:10; Isa. 10:9 Calneh, and see,
and from there go tob1 Kgs. 8:65; 2 Kgs. 18:34; Isa. 10:9 Hamath the great;
then go down tocSee 1 Sam. 17:4 Gath of the Philistines.
d[Nah. 3:8] Are you better than these kingdoms?
Or is their territory greater than your territory,
3 e[ch. 9:10; Ezek. 12:27] O you who put far away the day of disaster
fSee ch. 3:10 and bring near the seat of violence?
4 Woe to thoseg[ch. 3:12] who lie onh[Esth. 1:6] beds of ivory
g[ch. 3:12] and stretch themselves out on their couches,
and eat lambs from the flock
i[James 5:5] and calves from the midst of the stall,
5 jSee ch. 5:23 who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp
and like DavidjSee ch. 5:23 invent for themselves instruments of music,
6 k[Isa. 5:12] who drink wine in bowls
andl[Dan. 10:3] anoint themselves with the finest oils,
but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!
7 mch. 7:11, 17 Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile,
and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away. ”
8 nJer. 22:5; 51:14 The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts:
“I abhoroch. 8:7; [Ps. 47:4] the pride of Jacob
and hate his strongholds,
p[Jer. 17:3] and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it. ”
9 Andq[ch. 3:3] if ten men remain in one house, they shall die. 10 And when one's relative,rSee 1 Sam. 31:12 the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you? ” he shall say, “No ”; and he shall say,s[ch. 5:13; 8:3] “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord. ”
11 For behold, the Lord commands,
andt[ch. 3:15] the great house shall be struck down into fragments,
and the little house into bits.
12 Do horses run on rocks?
Does one plow there1Or the sea with oxen?
u[ch. 5:7] But you have turned justice intovDeut. 29:18 poison
u[ch. 5:7] and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood2Or into bitter fruit —
13 you who rejoice in Lo-debar,
who say,w[1 Kgs. 22:11; Mic. 4:13] “Have we not by our own strength
captured Karnaim for ourselves? ”
14 “For behold,x[Jer. 5:15] I will raise up against you a nation,
O house of Israel, ” declares the Lord, the God of hosts;
“and they shall oppress you fromy2 Kgs. 14:25 Lebo-hamath
to the Brook ofzSee Deut. 1:1 the Arabah. ”