Look here! The LORD is coming from his place! He will come down and will trample down the high places throughout the land.

"So I will turn Samaria into a mound of dirt in a field, a place to plant vineyards. And I will dump her building stones into the valley, uncovering her foundation.

All of her carved images will be crushed to pieces, all the earnings of her prostitution will be burned up, and I will destroy all her idols; because she collected the wages of prostitution, and to the wages of prostitution they will return."

Nevertheless, I will deliver an heir to you, inhabitants of Mareshah to Adullam the glory of Israel will come.

"Get up and go, because there's no rest for you here! Since everything is polluted, it can only cause destruction, even heavy destruction.

Her leaders judge for the money, her priests teach only when they're paid, and her prophets prophesy for cash. Even so, don't they all rely on the LORD as they ask, "The LORD is among us, is he not? Nothing bad can possibly happen to us!'

"Now many nations have gathered against you, saying, "Let her be defiled,' and "Let's look down on Zion.'

Please hear what the LORD says: "Get up and make your case before the mountains, and let the hills listen to your voice.

Her rich people are filled with violence, and her inhabitants tell lies their tongues speak deceitfully!

The son disrespects his father, the daughter rebels against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and a man's enemies are the people of his own house.

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God who will deliver me. My God will hear me.