2. Fallen, no more to rise,is virgin Israel,deserted on her land,with no one to raise her up.
3. The Lord God proclaims:The city that marched out one thousand peoplewill have one hundred left,and the city that marched out one hundred will have ten left in the house of Israel.
4. The Lord proclaims to the house of Israel:Seek me and live.
5. But don’t seek Bethel,don’t enter into Gilgal,or cross over to Beer-sheba;for Gilgal will go into exile,and Bethel will come to nothing.
6. Seek the Lord and live,or else God might rush like a fire against the house of Joseph.The fire will burn up Bethel, with no one to put it out.
7. Doom to you who turn justice into poison,and throw righteousness to the ground!