Ancient Samaria: People of Characterised as Corrupt and Wicked

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.

And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.

When I heal Israel, the iniquity of Ephraim will be exposed, as well as the crimes of Samaria. For they practice deceit and thieves break in; bandits raid in the streets.

Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt: “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”