Yet for all this, his anger^(D) is not turned away,
    his hand is still upraised.^(E)

¹⁶ The people of Samaria^(A) must bear their guilt,^(B)
    because they have rebelled^(C) against their God.
They will fall by the sword;^(D)
    their little ones will be dashed^(E) to the ground,
    their pregnant women^(F) ripped open.”^[a]

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

“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s^(A) mouth
    only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
    with only the head of a bed
    and a piece of fabric^[a] from a couch.^[b](B)”

⁶ “Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,
    a place for planting vineyards.^(A)
I will pour her stones^(B) into the valley
    and lay bare her foundations.^(C)