3 The Lord is going to come from his place.He is going to come down and step on the worship places of the earth.
4 Mountains will melt under him like wax near a fire.Valleys will split apart like water pouring down a steep hill.
5 All this is because of Jacob’s crime and Israel’s sin.What is Jacob’s crime? Isn’t it Samaria?What is Judah’s worship place? Isn’t it Jerusalem?
6 So I will turn Samaria into a pile of rubble,a place for planting vineyards.I will roll its stones down into a valley and expose its foundations.
7 All its idols will be smashed to pieces.All its wages for being a prostitute will be burned.All its statues will be turned into a pile of rubble.Samaria collected its wages for being a prostitute.That money will again pay for prostitutes.
8 I will mourn and cry because of this.I will walk around barefoot and naked.I will cry like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.
9 Samaria’s wounds are incurable.⌊The news about Samaria⌋ will come to Judah.It will reach the gates of my people in Jerusalem.