
2 When they had stripped the land clean, ( JN) I cried out, “Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? ( JO) He is so small! ( JP)” ( JK)” Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Lineħ This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: ( JL) He was preparing swarms of locusts ( JM) after the king’s share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. “I will stir up a nation ( JI) against you, Israel,įrom Lebo Hamath ( JJ) to the valley of the Arabah.

( IR) The Lord Abhors the Pride of IsraelĨ The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself ( IS)-the Lord God Almighty declares:

( IP)ħ Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile ( IQ)

( IM)īut you do not grieve ( IO) over the ruin of Joseph. 6 Woe to you ( HZ) who are complacent ( IA) in Zion,Īnd to you who feel secure ( IB) on Mount Samaria, ( IC)Īnd then go down to Gath ( IG) in Philistia.Īre they better off than ( IH) your two kingdoms?ĥ You strum away on your harps ( IL) like DavidĪnd improvise on musical instruments.
