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Complacent Self-Indulgence Will Be Punished

“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,
    and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samar′ia,
the notable men of the first of the nations,
    to whom the house of Israel come!
Pass over to Calneh, and see;
    and thence go to Hamath the great;
    then go down to Gath of the Philistines.
Are they better than these kingdoms?
    Or is their territory greater than your territory,

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Woe to the Complacent

Woe to you(A) who are complacent(B) in Zion,
    and to you who feel secure(C) on Mount Samaria,(D)
you notable men of the foremost nation,
    to whom the people of Israel come!(E)
Go to Kalneh(F) and look at it;
    go from there to great Hamath,(G)
    and then go down to Gath(H) in Philistia.
Are they better off than(I) your two kingdoms?
    Is their land larger than yours?

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