1Previously, when the leaders of Israel spoke,
2Now they sin more and more;
3Therefore, those people will disappear quickly like [SIM] the morning mist or the dew that lies on the ground early in the morning;
4But Yahweh says to his people, “I am Yahweh, your God,
5I took care of your ancestors when they were in the desert,
6When I provided food for them,
7So I will attack you like [SIM] a lion attacks other animals;
8Like [SIM] a female bear attacks anyone that steals her cubs,
9You people of Israel, you will be destroyed
10You have a king;
11I was angry with them for requesting that,
12I have written on a scroll a record of the sins that have been committed by you people of Israel,
13You people are not wise;
14I certainly will not [RHQ] save you from being killed
15Even if you people of Israel prosper more than the nearby nations do,
16You people of Samaria must be punished