7. But here’s what’s really coming:a forced march into exile.They’ll leave the country whining,a rag-tag bunch of good-for-nothings.
8. God, the Master, has sworn, and solemnly stands by his Word.The God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaks:“I hate the arrogance of Jacob.I have nothing but contempt for his forts.I’m about to hand over the cityand everyone in it.”
11. Note well: God issues the orders.He’ll knock large houses to smithereens.He’ll smash little houses to bits.
14. “Enjoy it while you can, you Israelites.I’ve got a pagan army on the move against you”—this is your God speaking, God-of-the-Angel-Armies—“And they’ll make hash of you,from one end of the country to the other.”