| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Hear 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, | 1Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt: |
| 2You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. | 2I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. |
| 3Can two walk together, except they be agreed? | 3Can two walk together without agreeing to meet? |
| 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? | 4Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something? |
| 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? | 5Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing? |
| 6Shall 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? | 6If a ram's horn is blown in a city, aren't people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn't the LORD done it? |
| 7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. | 7Indeed, the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His counsel to His servants the prophets. |
| 8The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? | 8A lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who will not prophesy? |
| 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. | 9Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it. |
| 10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. | 10The people are incapable of doing right-- this is the LORD's declaration-- those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels. |
| 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. | 11Therefore, the Lord GOD says: An enemy will surround the land; he will destroy your strongholds and plunder your citadels. |
| 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. | 12The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion's mouth, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch. |
| 13Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, | 13Listen and testify against the house of Jacob-- this is the declaration of 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. | 14I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. |
| 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. | 15I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD's declaration. |
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