Woe to those who are the head of the nations, the most famous, and the refuge of the house of Israel, and have no worries in Zion and Mount Samaria.
Do you want to go over to Karnich and see, from there you will go to the great city of Hamath, and then go down to Gath of the Philistines, and see which nations are stronger than yours? Is the realm wider than yours?
You think that the day of calamity is far away, and you sit on your throne and do all the violence that brings judgment near.
Lie down on ivory beds, spread out on the bed, and eat the lambs in the flock and the calves in the shed.
Playing the piano, drumming, and singing leisurely songs, making instruments for oneself, just as David made them.
Drink alcohol in a large bowl and wipe yourself with high-quality oil. But he did not worry about Joseph’s suffering.
So these people will be the first to be taken captive among the captives. The pleasure of indulging in banquets for those who are comfortable will surely be eliminated.
The Lord, the God of hosts, swore by himself, saying, I detest the glory of Jacob, and despise his palaces. Therefore, I will deliver the city and all that is within it to the enemy.
At that time, if there were ten people left in one room, they would all die.
The uncle of the dead is the one who burned his body. He will take the body out of the house and ask the people inside, ‘Is there anyone else in your area?’. He must say, there is none. And he said, Keep quiet, for we shall not mention the name of the Lord.
See, the Lord has issued a decree, and the great house is broken down, and the small house is torn apart.
How can a horse run on a cliff? How can humans use cows to cultivate there? But you have turned justice into bitterness, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood.
You love frivolous things and boast that we have not taken horns by our own strength?
The Lord, the God of hosts, says, O house of Israel, I will raise up a nation against you. They will oppress you from the mouth of Hamath to the river of Arabah.