## Yahweh Speaks Against Israel 

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Hear this word which Yahweh has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 

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"You only have I known among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." 

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Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment? 

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Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured _something_? 

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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? 

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If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it? 

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Surely Lord Yahweh does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His slaves the prophets. 

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A lion has roared! Who will not fear? Lord Yahweh has spoken! Who can but prophesy? 

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Make it heard on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, "Gather yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see _the_ great confusions within her and _the_ oppressions in her midst. 

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But they do not know how to do what is right," declares Yahweh, "these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels." 

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Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, "An adversary, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your strength from you, And your citadels will be plundered." 

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Thus says Yahweh, "Just as the shepherd delivers from the lion's mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel inhabiting Samaria be delivered-- With _the_ corner of a bed and _the_ cover of a couch! 

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Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts. 

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"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 in pieces, And they will fall to the ground. 

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I will also strike 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 Yahweh.