2:2 They confiscate the fields they desire,
and seize the houses they want.
They defraud people of their homes,
and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
3:9 Listen to this, you leaders of the family
you rulers of the nation
You
and pervert all that is right.
1:14 Therefore you
The residents
as a dried up well
2:9 You wrongly evict widows
You defraud their children
3:12 Therefore, because of you,
Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins,
and the Temple Mount
6:10 “I will not overlook,
or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.
1:5 All this is because of Jacob’s rebellion
and
How has Jacob rebelled, you ask?
Samaria epitomizes their rebellion!
Where are Judah’s pagan worship centers, you ask?
They are right in Jerusalem!
2:7 Does the family
‘The Lord’s patience
he would never do such things’?
To be sure, my commands bring a reward
for those who obey them,
3:1 I said,
“Listen, you leaders
you rulers of the nation
You ought to know what is just,
4:1 In the future
it will be more prominent than other hills.
People will stream to it.
6:4 In fact, I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I delivered you from that place of slavery.
I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to lead you.
6:16 You implement the regulations of Omri,
and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty;
you follow their policies.
Therefore I will make you an appalling sight,
the city’s
and nations will mock all of you.”
7:6 For a son thinks his father is a fool,
a daughter challenges
and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law;
a man’s enemies are his own servants.
4:2 Many nations will come, saying,
“Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple
so he can teach us his commands
and we can live by his laws.”
For Zion will be the source of instruction;
the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.