The fortress disappears from Ephraim, and a kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites. This is the declaration of the LORD of Armies.

以法莲不再有保障；大马士革不再有国权；亚兰所剩下的必像以色列人的荣耀消灭一样。这是万军之耶和华说的。

以法莲不再有堡垒，大马士革失去其王国，亚兰的百姓所剩无几，如以色列人的荣美消失一般；这是万军之耶和华说的。

以法莲不再有堡垒，大马士革失去其王国，亚兰的百姓所剩无几，如以色列人的荣美消失一般；这是万军之耶和华说的。

以法莲的堡垒必被摧毁，大马士革的王权必丧失。幸存的亚兰人必像以色列人一样失去荣耀。”这是万军之耶和华说的。

以法莲的堡垒必失去，大马士革的国权也必消逝；亚兰的余民必像以色列人的荣耀一般消灭。”这是万军之耶和华说的。

堡垒必从以法莲消亡，国权必从大马士革消亡；亚兰的余剩者必像以色列子孙的荣耀那样消亡。”这是万军之耶和华的宣告。

以法蓮不再有保障；大馬士革不再有國權；亞蘭所剩下的必像以色列人的榮耀消滅一樣。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

以法蓮不再有堡壘，大馬士革失去其王國，亞蘭的百姓所剩無幾，如以色列人的榮美消失一般；這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

以法蓮不再有堡壘，大馬士革失去其王國，亞蘭的百姓所剩無幾，如以色列人的榮美消失一般；這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

以法蓮的堡壘必被摧毀，大馬士革的王權必喪失。倖存的亞蘭人必像以色列人一樣失去榮耀。」這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

以法蓮的堡壘必失去，大馬士革的國權也必消逝；亞蘭的餘民必像以色列人的榮耀一般消滅。”這是萬軍之耶和華說的。

以法蓮的堡壘必被拆毁，大馬色的國權必被廢除，亞蘭的餘民必消滅，正如以色列的威榮消滅：這是萬軍之永恆主發神諭說的。

堡壘必從以法蓮消亡，國權必從大馬士革消亡；亞蘭的餘剩者必像以色列子孫的榮耀那樣消亡。」這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告。

以法蓮之保障、大馬色之國祚、亞蘭之遺民、俱必滅絕、若以色列之榮然、萬軍之耶和華言之矣、○

以法蓮鞏固之城必毀、大瑪色之國必滅、亞蘭所遺之民、必歸於無有、與以色列族之榮華無異、此乃萬有之主所言、

The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and royal power from Damascus; the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the Israelites,” declares the Lord Almighty.

Ephraim’s people will no longer have cities with high walls around them. Royal power will disappear from Damascus. Those who are left alive in Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus; and the remnant of Syria will be like the glory of the children of Israel, declares the Lord of hosts.

The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed, and the royal power of Damascus will end. All that remains of Syria will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,” declares the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, And sovereignty from Damascus And the remnant of Aram; They will be like the glory of the sons of Israel,” Declares the Lord of armies.

The fortress also will cease from Ephraim, The kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Syria; They will be as the glory of the children of Israel,” Says the Lord of hosts.

And the fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith Jehovah of hosts.

The fortress disappears from Ephraim, and a kingdom from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites. This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.

The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and Damascus will lose its kingdom. The survivors in Syria will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,” says the LORD who commands armies.

The fortress shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria. They will be as the glory of the children of Israel,” says Yahweh of Armies.

For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.

Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird: no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.

for before the boy knows how to call‘ Father,’ or‘ Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria.”

The chief city of Aram is Damascus, the chief of Damascus is Rezin( within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),

The mountains will melt beneath him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax near a fire, like water cascading down a mountainside.All this will happen because of Jacob’s rebellion and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the rebellion of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Isn’t it Jerusalem?Therefore, I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the countryside, a planting area for a vineyard. I will roll her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again for a prostitute.Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like the jackals and mourn like ostriches.For her wound is incurable and has reached even Judah; it has approached my people’s city gate, as far as Jerusalem.

On that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and his healthy body will become emaciated.

The LORD says: I will not relent from punishing Israel for three crimes, even four, because they sell a righteous person for silver and a needy person for a pair of sandals.They trample the heads of the poor on the dust of the ground and obstruct the path of the needy. A man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, profaning my holy name.They stretch out beside every altar on garments taken as collateral, and in the house of their God they drink wine obtained through fines.Yet I destroyed the Amorite as Israel advanced; his height was like the cedars, and he was as sturdy as the oaks; I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols.

When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart. I will carry them off, and no one can rescue them.

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendor, which is on the summit above the rich valley. Woe to those overcome with wine.Look, the Lord has a strong and mighty one— like a devastating hail storm, like a storm with strong flooding water. He will bring it across the land with his hand.The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, which is on the summit above the rich valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest. Whoever sees it will swallow it while it is still in his hand.

Then the LORD said to him: Name him Jezreel, for in a little while I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu and put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

She conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to him: Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel. I will certainly take them away.

Those who swear by the guilt of Samaria and say,“ As your god lives, Dan,” or,“ As the way of Beer-sheba lives”— they will fall, never to rise again.I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake; knock them down on the heads of all the people. Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.If they dig down to Sheol, from there my hand will take them; if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.If they hide on the top of Carmel, from there I will track them down and seize them; if they conceal themselves from my sight on the sea floor, from there I will command the sea serpent to bite them.And if they are driven by their enemies into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.The Lord, the GOD of Armies— he touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn; all of it rises like the Nile and subsides like the Nile of Egypt.He builds his upper chambers in the heavens and lays the foundation of his vault on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out over the surface of the earth. The LORD is his name.Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me? This is the LORD’s declaration. Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?Look, the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will obliterate it from the face of the earth. However, I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob— this is the LORD’s declaration—for I am about to give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, as one shakes a sieve, but not a pebble will fall to the ground.All the sinners among my people who say,“ Disaster will never overtake or confront us,” will die by the sword.

Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it.The people are incapable of doing right— this is the LORD’s declaration— those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.Therefore, the Lord GOD says: An enemy will surround the land; he will destroy your strongholds and plunder your citadels.The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion’s mouth, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.Listen and testify against the house of Jacob— this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD’s declaration.

And now the LORD says,“ In three years, as a hired worker counts years, Moab’s splendor will become an object of contempt, in spite of a very large population. And those who are left will be few and weak.”

Ephraim is struck down; their roots are withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will kill the precious offspring of their wombs.My God will reject them because they have not listened to him; they will become wanderers among the nations.

“ House of Israel, was it sacrifices and grain offerings that you presented to me during the forty years in the wilderness?But you have taken up Sakkuth your king and Kaiwan your star god, images you have made for yourselves.So I will send you into exile beyond Damascus.” The LORD, the God of Armies, is his name. He has spoken.

the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortifications will be demolished in a day of war, like Shalman’s destruction of Beth-arbel. Mothers will be dashed to pieces along with their children.

So I will be like a lion to them; I will lurk like a leopard on the path.I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, like a wild beast that would rip them open.

Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like discarded pottery.

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria. He deported the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, along the Habor( Gozan’s river), and in the cities of the Medes.

Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.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.And if there are ten men left in one house, they will die.A close relative and burner will remove his corpse from the house. He will call to someone in the inner recesses of the house,“ Any more with you?” That person will reply,“ None.” Then he will say,“ Silence, because the LORD’s name must not be invoked.”For the LORD commands: The large house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.

Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?

So the king of Assyria listened to him and marched up to Damascus and captured it. He deported its people to Kir but put Rezin to death.

Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come, a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His water source will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder the treasury of every precious item.Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their children will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.