1Dengarlah firman yang TUHAN berbicara terhadap kalian, Hai bani Israel, terhadap seluruh keluarga yang telah aku bawa keluar dari tanah Mesir, dengan berkata,
2Hanya kalian yang aku mengenal daripada semua keluarga di bumi: oleh sebab itu, aku akan menghukum kalian bagi segala kedurjanaanmu.
3Dapatkah dua orang berjalan sehaluan, kecuali mereka bersetujuan?
4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?cry: Heb. give forth his voice
5Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
6Mungkinkah sangkakala ditiup dalam kota, dan rakyat tidak takut? Mungkinkah celaka menimpa kota, dan bukan TUHAN yang melakukannya?
7Pastilah Tuhan ALLAH tidak akan berbuat apa-apa, tetapi dia menyatakan rahsianya kepada hamba-hambanya, para nabi.
8Singa telah mengaum, siapakah yang tidak takut? Tuhan ALLAH telah berfirman, siapakah yang boleh tidak bernubuat?
9Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.oppressed: or, oppressions
10Sebab mereka tidak tahu berbuat betul, firman TUHAN, iaitu mereka yang mengumpulkan keganasan dan perompakan di dalam istana-istana mereka.
11Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
12Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.taketh: Heb. deliverethin Damascus�: or, on the bed's feet
13Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
14That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.visit: or, punish Israel for
15And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.