Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Hear this word that the LORD hath
spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which
I brought up from
the land of Egypt ,
saying,
Hear this word that the LORD has
spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that
I brought up out
of
the land of Egypt :
You
only have I known of
all the families of the earth :
therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
“
Only you
have I known from
all the families of the earth ;
therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. ”
Can two walk together ,
except
they
be
agreed
?
Can two walk together without
agreeing
where
to
go
?
Will
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?
Does
a lion roar in the forest when he has
no prey? Does
a young lion growl
in
his den if he has
caught
nothing?
Can
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
?
Does
a bird land
in a snare where no bait
has
been
set
? Does
a trap
spring
from the ground
when
it
has
nothing to
catch
?
Shall
a trumpet
be
blown
in the
city, and
the people not be
afraid
? shall
there
be
evil
in
a city, and
the LORD hath
not
done
it?
If
a ram’s
horn
sounds
in a
city, do
the people not tremble
? If
calamity
comes
to
a city, has
not
the LORD caused
it?
Surely the Lord GOD will
do
nothing ,
but
he
revealeth
his secret
unto
his servants the prophets.
Surely the Lord GOD does
nothing without
revealing
His plan
to
His servants the prophets.
The lion hath
roared ,
who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath
spoken ,
who can
but
prophesy?
The lion has
roared —
who will not fear? The Lord GOD has
spoken —
who will
not
prophesy?
Publish
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
.
Proclaim
to
the citadels
of
Ashdod and to
the citadels
of Egypt :
“
Assemble on
the mountains of Samaria ;
see
the great unrest
in the city
and the acts
of
oppression
in her
midst. ”
For they know not to do right, saith
the LORD ,
who
store up violence and robbery
in their palaces
.
“
For they know not how
to do right, ”
declares
the LORD .
“They
store up violence and destruction
in their citadels
. ”
Therefore 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
.
Therefore this
is
what
the Lord GOD says:
“
An enemy
will
surround
the land; he will
pull
down your
strongholds
and plunder
your
citadels
. ”
Thus
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.
This
is
what
the LORD says:
“
As the shepherd snatches
from
the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear ,
so the Israelites
dwelling
in Samaria will
be
rescued
having
just
the corner of a bed or
the
cushion
of
a couch.
Hear ye,
and testify in
the house of Jacob, saith
the Lord GOD, the God of hosts ,
Hear and testify against
the house of Jacob, declares
the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts .
That
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.
On
the day I punish
Israel for
their
transgressions,
I will visit destruction
on
the altars of Bethel ;
the horns of the altar will
be cut off, and they
will
fall to the ground.
And
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.
I will tear
down
the winter house along
with the summer house; the houses of ivory will
also
perish, and the great houses will
come
to
an end, ”
declares
the LORD.
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