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Violence and Pillage in Their Palace

Proclaim this from the
    palaces of Ashdod
    and from the palaces of the land of Egypt:
“Assemble on the hills of Samaria
    and observe the great disorders there,
    as well as the oppression in her midst.”
10 For they do not know how to do what is right,
    says the Lord,
as they store up in their palaces
    their ill-gotten gains from violence and robbery.

11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God has to say:

An enemy shall surround your land;
    he will tear down your strongholds
    and pillage your palaces.

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