Yahweh detests the Israelis for being very proud

8 Yahweh the Lord has solemnly declared this:

“I hate the people of Israel because they are very proud;

I detest their fortresses.

I will enable their enemies to capture their capital city

and everything in it.”

9 When that happens, if there are ten people in one house, they will all die. 10 If a relative who ◄has the task of/is responsible for► burning their corpses comes to the house and inquires of anyone who is still hiding there, “Is there anyone here with you?”, and that person replies “No,” the one who inquired will say, “Be quiet! We must not mention the name of Yahweh, lest he cause us also to be killed!”

11 Terrible things like that will happen because Yahweh has commanded that large houses in Israel must be smashed into pieces,

and small houses must be smashed into tiny bits.

12 Horses certainly do not [RHQ] run on big rocks,

and certainly people do not [RHQ] plow the sea with oxen.

But you have done things that no one should do:

You have distorted what is fair/right and caused it to be considered like poison [MET];

you have changed what is right and consider it to be like things that are bitter.

13 You are proud because you have captured Lo-Debar town,

and you have said, “We captured Karnaim by our own power!”

14 But the Commander of the armies of angels declares,

“I will cause another nation to attack you people [MTY] of Israel;

they will ◄oppress you/cause you to suffer► all the way from Hamath Pass in the northwest

to the Dead Sea in the southeast.”