All the Tribes Are Guilty

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:2
“You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.3
Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?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?}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?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?7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing
Unless He reveals His secret counsel
To His servants the prophets.8
A lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

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.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.<PE>

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.<PE>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!13
“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,
Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.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.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.