2 Go to Kalneh and look at it;go from there to great Hamath,and then go down to Gath in Philistia.Are they better off than your two kingdoms?Is their land larger than yours?
3 You put off the day of disasterand bring near a reign of terror.
4 You lie on beds adorned with ivoryand lounge on your couches.You dine on choice lambsand fattened calves.
5 You strum away on your harps like Davidand improvise on musical instruments.
6 You drink wine by the bowlfuland use the finest lotions,but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
7 Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile;your feasting and lounging will end.
8 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by himself – the Lord God Almighty declares:‘I abhor the pride of Jacoband detest his fortresses;I will deliver up the cityand everything in it.’