Amos 3
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1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:1Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the LORD has spoken against you--against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:
2“Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”2"You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
3Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?3Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
4Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?4Does a lion roar in the thicket when it has no prey? Does it growl in its den when it has caught nothing?
5Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?5Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?
6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?6When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.7Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
8The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?8The lion has roared-- who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken-- who can but prophesy?
9Proclaim 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.”9Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people."
10“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”10"They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "who store up in their fortresses what they have plundered and looted."
11Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”11Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun your land, pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
12This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.12This is what the LORD says: "As a shepherd rescues from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued, with only the head of a bed and a piece of fabric from a couch."
13Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.13"Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob," declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.
14On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.14"On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished," declares the LORD.
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