מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה נֹטֶ֤ה שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ וְיֹסֵ֣ד אָ֔רֶץ וְיֹצֵ֥ר רֽוּחַ־אָדָ֖ם בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ (פ)
Nubuat firman Yang Mahakekal tentang Israel. Demikianlah firman Yang Mahakekal, yang membentangkan langit, meletakkan dasar bumi, dan membentuk roh manusia di dalam dirinya:
Rashi
The prophecy of the word of the Lord This is the completion of the word that he began to speak about the retribution of those who devour Israel - Esau and his ilk.
Abarbanel
The fourth prophecy begins with "The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel" and continues until the end of this book. It consists of six sections: The first: "The burden of the word of the Lord concerning Israel." The second: "On that day, the Lord shall protect." The third: "Awake, O sword, against My shepherd." The fourth: "Behold, a day is coming for the Lord." The fifth: "And this shall be the plague." The sixth: "And it shall be that all who remain of the nations." And I have posed six questions regarding it:
Abarbanel
The first question is regarding the phrase "And also upon Judah will be the siege against Jerusalem"—if this prophecy is a negative decree upon the nations, declaring their punishment for the evil they did in destroying Jerusalem, why is Judah included among them? Furthermore, from one perspective, it seems that Judah itself will be under siege from Heaven, as it says, "And also upon Judah there will be," yet from another perspective, the verse suggests that Judah will be besieging Jerusalem, driven by fear of the enemy, as it says, "Judah will be in the siege against Jerusalem." These two explanations contradict one another.