1 How terrible it will be for Samaria, the pride of Israel’s drunken people!That beautiful crown of flowers is just a dying plantset on a hill above a rich valley where drunkards live.
2 Look, the Lord has someone who is strong and powerful.Like a storm of hail and strong wind,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 plantset on a hill above a rich valley.That city will be like the first fig of summer.Anyone who sees itquickly picks it and eats it.