² “You only have I chosen^(C)
    of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish^(D) you
    for all your sins.^(E)”

⁹ Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod^(A)
    and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;^(B)
    see the great unrest within her
    and the oppression among her people.”

¹⁰ “They do not know how to do right,^(C)” declares the Lord,
    “who store up in their fortresses^(D)
    what they have plundered^(E) and looted.”

“An enemy will overrun your land,
    pull down your strongholds
    and plunder your fortresses.^(F)”