11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“An adversary shall be all around the land;
He shall sap your strength from you,
And your palaces shall be plundered.”
“An adversary shall be all around the land;
He shall sap your strength from you,
And your palaces shall be plundered.”
12 Thus says the Lord:
“As a shepherd1 takes from the mouth of a lion
Two legs or a piece of an ear,
So shall the children of Israel be taken out
Who dwell in Samaria—
In the corner of a bed and1 on the edge of a couch!
“As a shepherd1 takes from the mouth of a lion
Two legs or a piece of an ear,
So shall the children of Israel be taken out
Who dwell in Samaria—
In the corner of a bed and1 on the edge of a couch!
14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,
I will also visit destruction on the altars of aBethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.
I will also visit destruction on the altars of aBethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.
15 I will1 destroy athe winter house along with bthe summer house;
The chouses of ivory shall perish,
And the great houses shall have an end,”
Says the Lord.
The chouses of ivory shall perish,
And the great houses shall have an end,”
Says the Lord.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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