1:6 “I will turn Samaria 1 into a heap of ruins in an open field –
vineyards will be planted there! 2
I will tumble 3 the rubble of her stone walls 4 down into the valley,
and tear down her fortifications to their foundations. 5
1:7 All her carved idols will be smashed to pieces;
all her metal cult statues will be destroyed by fire. 6
I will make a waste heap 7 of all her images.
Since 8 she gathered the metal 9 as a prostitute collects her wages,
the idols will become a prostitute’s wages again.” 10
1:8 For this reason I 11 will mourn and wail;
I will walk around barefoot 12 and without my outer garments. 13
I will howl 14 like a wild dog, 15
and screech 16 like an owl. 17
1:9 For Samaria’s 18 disease 19 is incurable.
It has infected 20 Judah;
it has spread to 21 the leadership 22 of my people
and has even contaminated Jerusalem! 23
1:10 Don’t spread the news in Gath! 24
Don’t shed even a single tear! 25
In Beth Leaphrah sit in the dust! 26
1:11 Residents 27 of Shaphir, 28 pass by in nakedness and humiliation! 29
The residents of Zaanan can’t leave their city. 30
Beth Ezel 31 mourns, 32
“He takes from you what he desires.” 33
1:12 Indeed, the residents of Maroth 34 hope for something good to happen, 35
though the Lord has sent disaster against the city of Jerusalem. 36
1:13 Residents of Lachish, 37 hitch the horses to the chariots!
You 38 influenced Daughter Zion 39 to sin, 40
for Israel’s rebellious deeds can be traced back 41 to you!
1:14 Therefore you 42 will have to say farewell 43 to Moresheth Gath.
The residents 44 of Achzib 45 will be as disappointing
as a dried up well 46 to the kings of Israel. 47
1:15 Residents of Mareshah, 48 a conqueror will attack you, 49
the leaders of Israel shall flee to Adullam. 50
1:16 Shave your heads bald as you mourn for the children you love; 51
shave your foreheads as bald 52 as an eagle, 53
for they are taken from you into exile.