Study it in the app“Woe to those at ease in Zion, and those who trust in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel comes!”
Woe toהוֹיthose at easeהַשַּׁאֲנַנִּיםin Zion,בְּצִיּוֹןand those who trustוְהַבֹּטְחִיםin the mountainבְּהַרof Samaria,שֹׁמְרוֹןthe notable menנְקֻבֵיof the firstרֵאשִׁיתof the nations,הַגּוֹיִםto whomלָהֶםthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלcomes!וּבָאוּ
woe
A cry of grief for the dead or a warning of disaster.
Where else “hoy” appearsarrogant
Overconfident, with no thought for God or others.
Where else “shaananim” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearstrust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “botchim” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsname
To single someone or something out by name, or to fix an amount.
Where else “nekuve” appearsbest
The best of something, what is set apart for its quality.
Where else “reshit” appearsGentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vau” appears1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
1 · This verse (above)
2Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there to Hamath the great, and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory greater than your territory?
