11. So the Lord and King says, "Enemies will take over your land. They will pull down your places of safety. They will rob your forts."
12. The Lord says, "Suppose a shepherd saves only two leg bones from a lion's mouth. Or he might save only a piece of an ear. That is how the Israelites will be saved. They sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds. They lie down in Damascus on their couches."
13. "Listen to me," announces the Lord. "Witness against the people of Jacob," says the Lord God who rules over all.
14. "I will punish Israel for their sins. When I do, I will destroy their altars at Bethel. The horns that stick out from the upper corners of their main altar will be cut off. They will fall to the ground.
15. I will tear their winter houses down. I will also pull down their summer houses. The houses they have decorated with ivory will be destroyed. And their princely houses will be torn down," announces the Lord.