Woe to you, that be full of riches in Zion, and trust in the hill of Samaria, ye principal men, the heads of peoples, that go proudly to the house of Israel.
And he bought of Shemer, for two talents of silver, the hill of Samaria, and builded on that hill; and he called the name of the city, which he had builded, by the name of Shemer, [the] lord of the hill of Samaria.
Sinners be all-broken in Zion, trembling wielded hypocrites; who of you may dwell with fire devouring? who of you shall dwell with everlasting burnings?
Moab was plenteous from his young waxing age, and rested in his dregs, neither was shed [or poured] out from vessel into vessel, and went not into passing over; therefore his taste dwelled in him, and his odour is not changed.
Rise ye together, and ascend ye [or goeth up] to a peaceable folk, and dwelling trustily, saith the Lord; not doors nor bars be to it, and they dwell alone.
Therefore I shall go to the principal men, and I shall speak to them; for they knew the way of the Lord, and the doom of their God. And lo! they have more broken together the yoke, and have broken [the] bonds.
Make ye heard in the houses of Ashdod, and in the houses of the land of Egypt; and say ye, Be ye gathered together on the hills of Samaria, and see ye many strong vengeances in the midst thereof, and them that suffer false challenge in the privy places thereof.
Ye fat kine, that be in the mount of Samaria, hear this word; which make false challenge to needy men, and break poor men; which say to your lords, Bring ye, and we shall drink.
which swear in the trespass of Samaria, and say, Dan, thy god liveth, and the way of Beersheba liveth; and they shall fall, and they shall no more rise again.
And it shall be, in that time, I shall seek throughout Jerusalem with lanterns, and I shall visit on all men pitched in their dregs, which say in their hearts, The Lord shall not do well, and he shall not do evil.
Then those five men went forth, and came to Laish; and they saw the people dwelling therein without any dread, by the custom of Sidonians, secure and restful, for no man utterly against-stood them, and they were full rich, and dwelled far from Sidon, and were parted from all men.