1 Hear this word—a funeral song—that I am lifting up against you, house of Israel:
2 Fallen, no more to rise,is virgin Israel,deserted on her land,with no one to raise her up.
3 The Lord God proclaims:The city that marched out one thousand peoplewill have one hundred left,and the city that marched out one hundred will have ten left in the house of Israel.
4 The Lord proclaims to the house of Israel:Seek me and live.
5 But don’t seek Bethel,don’t enter into Gilgal,or cross over to Beer-sheba;for Gilgal will go into exile,and Bethel will come to nothing.
6 Seek the Lord and live,or else God might rush like a fire against the house of Joseph.The fire will burn up Bethel, with no one to put it out.