The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his own name, and this is what he, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, says:“ I despise the arrogance of Israel, and I hate their fortresses. I will give this city and everything in it to their enemies.”

主耶和华万军之神指着自己起誓说：“我憎恶雅各的荣华，厌弃他的宫殿；因此，我必将城和其中所有的都交付敌人。”

主耶和华指着自己起誓说：“我憎恶雅各的骄傲，厌弃他的宫殿；我必将城和其中一切所有的都交给敌人。”这是耶和华—万军之上帝说的。

主耶和华指着自己起誓说：“我憎恶雅各的骄傲，厌弃他的宫殿；我必将城和其中一切所有的都交给敌人。”这是耶和华—万军之神说的。

万军之上帝——主耶和华凭自己起誓：“我憎恶雅各的骄傲，厌弃他的城堡。我要把城和城中的一切都交给敌人。”

主耶和华指着自己起誓说：“我痛恨雅各所夸耀的，憎恶他的堡垒；我要把城市和城中的一切，都交给敌人。”这是耶和华万军的神的宣告。

主耶和華－萬軍之神指着自己起誓說：我憎惡雅各的榮華，厭棄他的宮殿；因此，我必將城和其中所有的都交付敵人。

主耶和華指着自己起誓說：「我憎惡雅各的驕傲，厭棄他的宮殿；我必將城和其中一切所有的都交給敵人。」這是耶和華－萬軍之上帝說的。

主耶和華指着自己起誓說：「我憎惡雅各的驕傲，厭棄他的宮殿；我必將城和其中一切所有的都交給敵人。」這是耶和華－萬軍之神說的。

萬軍之上帝——主耶和華憑自己起誓：「我憎惡雅各的驕傲，厭棄他的城堡。我要把城和城中的一切都交給敵人。」

主耶和華指著自己起誓說：“我痛恨雅各所誇耀的，憎惡他的堡壘；我要把城市和城中的一切，都交給敵人。”這是耶和華萬軍的神的宣告。

主永恆主指着他自己來起誓；永恆主萬軍之上帝發神諭說：『我厭惡雅各所自豪的建築，我恨他的宮堡；我必將城和其中所有的都交付敵人。』

萬軍之上帝耶和華曰、主耶和華指己而誓、我惡雅各之驕泰、而憎其宮室、將以斯城及其中所有、悉付諸敵、

耶和華指己誓曰、我耶和華為萬有之主、維彼雅各、我深疾其顯榮、不悅其殿宇、將遐棄斯邑、以及居民、

主萬有之天主曰、我指己而誓、惟彼雅各、我厭其榮華、憎其宮殿、必以斯邑與其居民、付於敵人、

The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself— the Lord God Almighty declares:“ I abhor the pride of Jacob and detest his fortresses; I will deliver up the city and everything in it.”

The Lord and King has made a promise in his own name. He is the Lord God who rules over all. He announces,“ I hate the pride of Jacob’s people. I can’t stand their forts. I will hand the city of Samaria and everything in it over to their enemies.”

The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts:“ I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it.”

The Lord GOD has sworn by himself— this is the declaration of the LORD, the God of Armies: I loathe Jacob’s pride and hate his citadels, so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of armies has declared:“ I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, And detest his citadels; Therefore I will give up the city and all it contains.”

The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself, The Lord God of hosts says:“ I abhor the pride of Jacob, And hate his palaces; Therefore I will deliver up the city And all that is in it.”

The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts: I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces; therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

The Lord God has sworn by Himself— this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts: I loathe Jacob’s pride and hate his citadels, so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

The sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking:“ I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”

“ The Lord Yahweh has sworn by himself,” says Yahweh, the God of Armies:“ I abhor the pride of Jacob, and detest his fortresses. Therefore I will deliver up the city with all that is in it.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has taken this vow and has sworn to it by his own name:“ Your cities will be filled with enemies, like fields swarming with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”

Now the Lord has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel:“ I will never forget the wicked things you have done!

He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance, the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves. Interlude

The Sovereign Lord has sworn this by his holiness:“ The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away like a fish on a hook!

But if you refuse to pay attention to this warning, I swear by my own name, says the Lord, that this palace will become a pile of rubble.’”

Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord,“ an enemy is coming! He will surround them and shatter their defenses. Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”

That is why the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own special possession.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for all the world is mine and everything in it.

and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword.

I will destroy your pagan shrines and knock down your places of worship. I will leave your lifeless corpses piled on top of your lifeless idols, and I will despise you.

For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:“ I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind.

“ This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

“ So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria a heap of ruins. Her streets will be plowed up for planting vineyards. I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below, exposing her foundations.All her carved images will be smashed. All her sacred treasures will be burned. These things were bought with the money earned by her prostitution, and they will now be carried away to pay prostitutes elsewhere.”Therefore, I will mourn and lament. I will walk around barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.For my people’s wound is too deep to heal. It has reached into Judah, even to the gates of Jerusalem.

Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel like an enemy. He has destroyed her palaces and demolished her fortresses. He has brought unending sorrow and tears upon beautiful Jerusalem.

“ The Lord saw this and drew back, provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.

When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel.

I got rid of their three evil shepherds in a single month. But I became impatient with these sheep, and they hated me, too.

I will live among you, and I will not despise you.