6. They take their sheep and cattle to offer as sacrifices to the Lord, but it does them no good. They cannot find him, for he has left them.
7. They have been unfaithful to the Lord; their children do not belong to him. So now they and their lands will soon be destroyed.
8. Blow the war trumpets in Gibeah! Sound the alarm in Ramah! Raise the war cry at Bethaven! Into battle, men of Benjamin!
9. The day of punishment is coming, and Israel will be ruined. People of Israel, this will surely happen!
10. The Lord says, “I am angry because the leaders of Judah have invaded Israel and stolen land from her. So I will pour out punishment on them like a flood.
11. Israel is suffering oppression; she has lost land that was rightfully hers, because she insisted on going for help to those who had none to give.
12. I will bring destruction on Israel and ruin on the people of Judah.