and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye believe not, surely ye shall not be established.

For before the lad knoweth to cry, My father! and, My mother! the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

And all the people shall know it, Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and stoutness of heart,

Is not Calno as Karkemish? Is not Hamath as Arpad? Is not Samaria as Damascus?

As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and their graven images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria,

shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria And her idols, so do to Jerusalem And her images?

Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?