1 How terrible it will be for Samaria, the pride of Israel’s drunken people!That beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plant.It sits on a hill above a rich valley where drunkards live.
2 Look, the Lord has someone who is strong and full of power.That person will come like a storm of hail and strong wind.He will come like a sudden flood of water pouring over the country.He will throw Samaria down to the ground.
3 That city, the pride of Israel’s drunken people,will be trampled underfoot.
4 That beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plant.It sits on a hill above a rich valley.That city will be like the first fig of summer.When a person sees it,he quickly picks it and eats it.
5 At that time the Lord of heaven’s armieswill be like a beautiful crown.He will be like a wonderful crown of flowersfor his people who are left alive.
6 Then the Lord will give wisdomto the judges who rule his people.The Lord will give strengthto those who battle at the city gate.