1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria.You women oppress the poor and abuse the needy.You say to your husbands, “Get some wine! Let’s drink!”
2 The Almighty Lord has taken an oath on his holiness:Surely, the time is going to comewhen you will be taken away on hooks,and the rest of you on fishhooks.
3 Each of you will leave ⌊the city⌋through breaks in the wall, one woman ahead of another.You will be thrown into a garbage dump.The Lord declares this.
4 Go to Bethel and sin.Go to Gilgal and sin even more.Bring your sacrifices every morning.Bring a tenth of your income every three days.
5 Burn bread as a thank offering.Brag and boast about your freewill offerings.This is what you people of Israel love to do.The Almighty Lord declares this.