Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, who are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Wealthy. Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic, "despisers of Sion. "Hebrew also, "who hate Sion. "The prophecy wholly regards Israel. (Calmet)
It is a great crime for the rich to neglect the poor; but still more so, when wealthy clergymen show no compassion for the spiritual or corporal wants of their neighbours. (Worthington)
State. Hebrew, "to whom the house of Israel comes "for judgment.