1:3 Look, 1 the Lord is coming out of his dwelling place!
He will descend and march on the earth’s mountaintops! 2
1:4 The mountains will disintegrate 3 beneath him,
and the valleys will be split in two. 4
The mountains will melt 5 like wax in a fire,
the rocks will slide down like water cascading down a steep slope. 6
1:5 All this is because of Jacob’s rebellion
and 7 the sins of the nation 8 of Israel.
How has Jacob rebelled, you ask? 9
Samaria epitomizes their rebellion! 10
Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask? 11
They are right in Jerusalem! 12
1:6 “I will turn Samaria 13 into a heap of ruins in an open field –
vineyards will be planted there! 14
I will tumble 15 the rubble of her stone walls 16 down into the valley,
and tear down her fortifications to their foundations. 17
1:7 All her carved idols will be smashed to pieces;
all her metal cult statues will be destroyed by fire. 18
I will make a waste heap 19 of all her images.
Since 20 she gathered the metal 21 as a prostitute collects her wages,
the idols will become a prostitute’s wages again.” 22
1:8 For this reason I 23 will mourn and wail;
I will walk around barefoot 24 and without my outer garments. 25
I will howl 26 like a wild dog, 27
and screech 28 like an owl. 29