1. How terrible it will be for you who have it easy in Jerusalem.How terrible for you who live on Mount Samaria and feel safe.You think you are important people of the best nation in the world.The Israelites come to you for help.
2. Go look at the city of Calneh.From there go to the great city Hamath.Go down to Gath of the Philistines.Are you better than these kingdoms?Are their lands larger than yours?
3. You put off the day of punishment.But you bring near the day when you can do evil to others.
4. You lie on beds decorated with ivory.You stretch out on your couches.You eat tender lambsand fattened calves.
5. You play your harps.Like David, you compose songs on musical instruments.
6. You drink wine by the bowlful.You use the best perfumed lotions.But you are not sad over the ruin of Israel, Joseph’s descendants.
7. So you will be some of the first ones taken as slaves.Your feasting and lying around will come to an end.