Proclaim to the strongholds in (A)Ashdod
    and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt,
and say, “Assemble yourselves on (B)the mountains of Samaria,
    and see the great tumults within her,
    and (C)the oppressed in her midst.”

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“Hear this word, (A)you cows of Bashan,
    who are (B)on the mountain of Samaria,
(C)who oppress the poor, (D)who crush the needy,
    who say to your husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’

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Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

(A)“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
    and to those who feel secure on (B)the mountain of Samaria,
(C)the notable men of (D)the first of the nations,
    to whom the house of Israel comes!

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I will cut off the inhabitants from (A)Ashdod,
    and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
    and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord God.

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that we may buy the poor for (A)silver
    and the needy for a pair of sandals
    and sell the chaff of the wheat?”

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“Declare among the nations and proclaim,
    set up a banner and proclaim,
    conceal it not, and say:
(A)‘Babylon is taken,
    (B)Bel is put to shame,
    Merodach is dismayed.
(C)Her images are put to shame,
    her idols are dismayed.’

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(A)Again you shall plant vineyards
    on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant
    and shall enjoy the fruit.

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The Philistines and the Ark

When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from (A)Ebenezer to (B)Ashdod.

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22 And (A)I will make them one nation in the land, on (B)the mountains of Israel. And (C)one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer (D)two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms.

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“But you, O mountains of Israel, (A)shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for (B)they will soon come home.

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14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in (A)Migdol;
    proclaim in (B)Memphis and (C)Tahpanhes;
say, (D)‘Stand ready and be prepared,
    for (E)the sword shall devour around you.’

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For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob,
    and raise shouts for (B)the chief of the nations;
proclaim, give praise, and say,
    (C)‘O Lord, save your people,
    the remnant of Israel.’
Behold, I will bring them (D)from the north country
    and (E)gather them from (F)the farthest parts of the earth,
among them (G)the blind and the lame,
    the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together;
    a great company, they shall return here.
(H)With weeping they shall come,
    (I)and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back,
I will make them (J)walk by brooks of water,
    (K)in a straight path in which they shall not stumble,
for (L)I am a father to Israel,
    and Ephraim is (M)my firstborn.

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“‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, (A)“Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” (B)And they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other gods and served them.”’”

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10 For cross to the coasts of (A)Cyprus and see,
    or send to (B)Kedar and examine with care;
    see if there has been such a thing.
11 (C)Has a nation changed its gods,
    (D)even though they are no gods?
But my people (E)have changed their glory
    for (F)that which does not profit.

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20 (A)Tell it not in Gath,
    (B)publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon,
(C)lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
    lest the daughters of (D)the uncircumcised exult.

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24 all the nations (A)will say, (B)‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?’ 25 Then people will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt, 26 and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them. 27 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, (C)bringing upon it all the curses written in this book, 28 and the Lord (D)uprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and (E)cast them into another land, as they are this day.’

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