1. Listen to this message, you rich women on the Mountain of Samaria.You take things from the poorand crush people who are in need.You tell your husbands,“Bring us money so we can drink!”
2. The Lord God has promised this:“It is certain that I am a holy God.So it is certain that the time will comewhen some of you will be taken away by hooks.The rest of you will be taken away with fishhooks.
3. You will go straight out of the citythrough holes in the walls.And you will be thrown on the garbage dump,” says the Lord.
4. “Go to the city of Bethel and sin.Go to Gilgal and sin even more.Offer your sacrifices every morning.Bring one-tenth of your crops on the third day.
5. Offer bread made with yeast as a sacrifice to show your thanks.And brag about the offerings you bring to show thanks to the Lord.Brag about these things, Israelites.This is what you love to do,” says the Lord God.
6. “I did not give you any food to eat.There was not enough food in any of your towns.But you did not come back to me,” says the Lord.