"The inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD." 1:12
"Behold, against this family do I devise an evil." 2:3
God accuses the Israelite leaders of plucking off skin, flesh from bones, eating human flesh, flaying off skin, breaking bones,
chopping bodies in pieces, making human stew. To punish them he will ignore them when they call on him. 3:1-4
Because the leaders of the nation were corrupt, God plans to punish everyone.
3:9-12
God will strengthen the Israelites so they can "beat in pieces
many peoples" and give the booty to God. 4:13
"They shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword." 5:6
Like a young lion "the remnant of Jacob" will tear the Gentiles to pieces.
5:8
"Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine
enemies shall be cut off." 5:9
God will "cut off" the witches and soothsayers. 5:11-12
God will destroy entire cities, and "execute vengeance in anger and fury
upon the heathen such as they have not heard." 5:14-15
God will make his people sick, hungry, and desolate. Those who
survive he will "give up to the sword." 6:13-16
The Gentiles will be made deaf, shall lick dust and be forced to crawl like
worms from fear of God and his people. 7:16-17
