7. Before the Lord God does anything,he tells his servants the prophets.
8. The lion has roared!Who wouldn’t be afraid?The Lord God has spoken,and I must prophesy his message.
9. Announce this to the strong towers of Ashdod.Announce it to the strong cities of Egypt:“Come to the mountains of Samaria.There you will see great confusion.You will see people hurting others.”
10. “The people don’t know how to do what is right,” says the Lord.“Their strong cities are filled with treasures they took by force from others.”