7. “You Israelites are just like the Ethiopians in my sight,” says the Lord. “Certainly I brought Israel up from the land of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans from Kir.
8. Look, the sovereign Lord is watching the sinful nation,and I will destroy it from the face of the earth.But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob,” says the Lord.
9. “For look, I am giving a commandand I will shake the family of Israel together with all the nations.It will resemble a sieve being shaken, when not even a pebble falls to the ground.
10. All the sinners among my people will die by the sword – the ones who say, ‘Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.’
11. “In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David.I will seal its gaps,repair its ruins,and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.