Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom t
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, an
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’
Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”
Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.
“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is capt
But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.
“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare
Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been any
For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the
I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they
So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’