behold,the LORDis going to strikeyour people,your sons,your wivesand allyour possessionswith a greatcalamity;
"The LORDwill returnhis bloodon his own head,becausehe fellupon twomenmorerighteousand betterthanhe and killedthem with the sword,while my fatherDaviddid not know[it]: Abnerthe sonof Ner,commanderof the armyof Israel,and Amasathe sonof Jether,commanderof the armyof Judah.
but have walkedin the wayof the kingsof Israel,and have caused Judahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalemto playthe harlotas the houseof Ahabplayedthe harlot,and you have alsokilledyour brothers,your own family,who were betterthanyou,
and you will suffer severesickness,a diseaseof your bowels,untilyour bowelscomeout becauseof the sickness,dayby day.'"
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
Ephraimis oppressed,crushedin judgment,Becausehe was determinedto follow[man's] command.
Ifthen, you actwith hostilityagainstMe and are unwillingto obeyMe, I will increasethe plagueon you seventimesaccording to your sins.
"The statutesof OmriAnd allthe worksof the houseof Ahabare observed;And in their devicesyou walk.ThereforeI will giveyou up for destructionAnd your inhabitantsfor derision,And you will bearthe reproachof My people."
