seems to be saying is that each neighbour has rebelled enough and more than enough to warrant the Lord’s drastic intervention in its history; therefore, he is entirely justified in bringing calamity upon them.5 Sixth, the accountability of the nations seems to be proportionate to the knowledge of God’s will granted to them: the Gentile neighbours were held responsible for standards of human treatment of one another, not just damage done to Israel; Judah (2:4–5), on the other hand, was judged in terms