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And commanded the prophets saying, ‘Who store up violence and robbery
‘Do not prophesy!’ in their palaces.’ ”
13 11 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
“Behold, I am weighed down by you,
As a cart full of sheaves is weighed “An adversary shall be all around the
down. land;
14 Therefore flight shall perish from the He shall sap your strength from you,
swift, And your palaces shall be plundered.”
The strong shall not strengthen his
power, 12 Thus says the LORD:
Nor shall the mighty deliver himself; “As a shepherd takes from the mouth
15 He shall not stand who handles the bow, of a lion
The swift of foot shall not escape, Two legs or a piece of an ear,
Nor shall he who rides a horse deliver So shall the children of Israel be taken
himself. out
16 The most courageous men of might Who dwell in Samaria—
Shall flee naked in that day,” In the corner of a bed and on the edge
Says the LORD. of a couch!
13 Hear and testify against the house of
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken Jacob,”
3 against you, O children of Israel, against Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
the whole family which I brought up from the 14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their
land of Egypt, saying:
transgressions,
2 “You only have I known of all the families I will also visit destruction on the altars
of the earth; of Bethel;
Therefore I will punish you for all your And the horns of the altar shall be
iniquities.” cut off
And fall to the ground.
3 Can two walk together, unless they are
15 I will destroy the winter house along
agreed?
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he
4 with the summer house;
has no prey? The houses of ivory shall perish,
Will a young lion cry out of his den, And the great houses shall have an end,”
if he has caught nothing? Says the LORD.
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Will a bird fall into a snare on the Psalm 141:1–4
earth, where there is no trap for it? A Psalm of David.
Will a snare spring up from the earth,
if it has caught nothing at all? L ORD, I cry out to You;
If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not
6 Make haste to me!
the people be afraid? Give ear to my voice when I cry out to
If there is calamity in a city, will not the 2 You.
LORD have done it? Let my prayer be set before You as
incense,
7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, The lifting up of my hands as the
Unless He reveals His secret to His evening sacrifice.
servants the prophets.
3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;
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A lion has roared! Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Who will not fear?
4 Do not incline my heart to any evil
The Lord GOD has spoken!
Who can but prophesy? thing,
To practice wicked works
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“Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, With men who work iniquity;
And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, And do not let me eat of their
and say: delicacies.
‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; Proverbs 29:25
See great tumults in her midst,
And the oppressed within her. 25 The fear of man brings a snare,
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For they do not know to do right,’ But whoever trusts in the LORD shall
Says the LORD, be safe.
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