6If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?
7Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.
8The cry of the lion is sounding; who will not have fear? The Lord God has said the word; is it possible for the prophet to keep quiet?
9Give out the news in the great houses of Assyria and in the land of Egypt, and say, Come together on the mountains of Samaria, and see what great outcries are there, and what cruel acts are done in it.
10For they have no knowledge of how to do what is right, says the Lord, who are storing up violent acts and destruction in their great houses.
11For this reason, says the Lord, an attacker will come, shutting in the land on every side; and your strength will come down and your great houses will be made waste.
12These are the words of the Lord: As the keeper of sheep takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs or part of an ear; so will the children of Israel be made safe, who are resting in Samaria on seats of honour or on the silk cushions of a bed.
