6:8 The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. 1
The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking:
“I despise Jacob’s arrogance;
I hate their 2 fortresses.
I will hand over to their enemies 3 the city of Samaria 4 and everything in it.”
6:9 If ten men are left in one house, they too will die. 6:10 When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses, 5 pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond, “Be quiet! Don’t invoke the Lord’s name!” 6