11. Indeed, look! The Lord is giving the command.He will smash the large house to bits,and the small house into little pieces.
12. Can horses run on rocky cliffs?Can one plow the sea with oxen?Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant,and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
13. You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar.You say, “Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”
14. “Look! I am about to bring a nation against you, family of Israel.”The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking.“They will oppress you all the way from Lebo-Hamath to the Stream of the Arabah.”