12. Thus says the Lord: “As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed.
13. “Hear, and testify against the house of Jacob,”declares the Lord God, the God of hosts,
14. “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel,and the horns of the altar shall be cut offand fall to the ground.