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The lion has roared ;
who will not fear ?
The Lord GOD has spoken ;
who can but prophesy ?"
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Proclaim to the strongholds in Assyria ,
and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt ,
and say , "
Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Sama '
ria ,
and see the great tumults within her ,
and the oppressions in her midst ."
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They do not know how to do right ,"
says the LORD , "
those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds ."
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Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : "
An adversary shall surround the land ,
and bring down your defenses from you ,
and your strongholds shall be plundered ."
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Thus says the LORD : "
As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs ,
or a piece of an ear ,
so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Sama '
ria be rescued ,
with the corner of a couch and part of a bed ."
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Hear ,
and testify against the house of Jacob ,"
says the Lord GOD ,
the God of hosts ,
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that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions ,
I will punish the altars of Bethel ,
and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground .
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I will smite the winter house with the summer house ;
and the houses of ivory shall perish ,
and the great houses shall come to an end ,"
says the LORD .