1 The Lord said to me, "Put a trumpet to your lips! Give a warning to my people! Assyria is like an eagle. It is ready to attack my land. My people have broken the covenant I made with them. They have refused to obey my law.
2 Israel shouts to me, 'We recognize you as our God!'
3 But they have turned away from what is good. So an enemy will chase them.
4 My people appoint kings I do not want. They choose princes without my permission. They use their silver and gold to make statues of gods. That is how they destroy themselves."
5 The Lord says, "People of Samaria, throw out your god that looks like a calf! My anger burns against you. How long will it be until you are able to remain faithful to me?
6 Your calf is not God. A skilled worker from Israel made it. But it will be broken to pieces."