7 “Are you not as the sons of aEthiopia to Me,
O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.
“Have I not brought up Israel from the land of Egypt,
And the bPhilistines from Caphtor and the cArameans from dKir?
8 Behold, the aeyes of Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom,
And I will bdestroy it from the face of the earth;
Nevertheless, I will cnot totally destroy the house of Jacob,”
Declares Yahweh.
9 “For behold, I am commanding,
And I will ashake the house of Israel among all nations
As grain is shaken in a sieve,
But not a kernel will fall to the ground.
10 All the asinners of My people will die by the sword,
Those who say, ‘bThe calamity will not overtake or confront us.’