KJV ORIGINAL
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Won't I do the same thing to Jerusalem and her idols that I already did to Samaria and her idols?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that Jerusalem will face the same judgment that Samaria received for worshiping idols.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from a prophecy about the Assyrian king, who had already conquered Samaria (the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel) in 722 BC. Now God was warning that Jerusalem and the southern kingdom of Judah would face similar judgment for their idolatry. The Assyrians were God's instrument of judgment against nations that had turned away from Him.
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