Amos 3
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1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:1"Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken about you, people of Israel. It concerns the entire family that I brought from the land of Egypt:
2“You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”2You alone have I known from among all of the families of mankind; therefore I will hold you accountable for all your iniquities.'"
3Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?3"Will a couple walk in unity without having met?
4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?4Will a lion roar in the forest without having found its prey? Will a young lion cry from its den without having caught anything?
5Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no trap for it? Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all?5Does a bird fall into a snare on the ground without any bait in the trap? Will a trap snap shut when there is nothing to catch?
6If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it?6And when an alarm sounds in the city, the people will tremble, won't they? If there is trouble in a city, the LORD has brought it about, has he not?"
7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.7"Truly the Lord GOD will do nothing he has mentioned without revealing his purposes to his servants the prophets.
8A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?8A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who will not prophesy?
9“Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: ‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; See great tumults in her midst, And the oppressed within her.9Announce this in the fortified citadels of Ashdod, and in the fortified citadels of the land of Egypt. Tell them, 'Gather together on the mountains of Samaria; look at the great misery among the citadels, along with the oppression within Egypt.'
10For they do not know to do right,’ Says the LORD, ‘Who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.’ ”10Because they do not know how to act right," declares the LORD, "they are filling their strongholds with treasures that they took from others by violence into their fortified citadels."
11Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “An adversary shall be all around the land; He shall sap your strength from you, And your palaces shall be plundered.”11Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "An enemy will surround the land. He will pull down your defenses, and plunder your fortified citadels."
12Thus says the LORD: “As a shepherd takes from the mouth of a lion Two legs or a piece of an ear, So shall the children of Israel be taken out Who dwell in Samaria— In the corner of a bed and on the edge of a couch!12This is what the LORD says: "Just as a shepherd might save from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a scrap of an ear, the Israelis will be saved in a similar manner— those in Samaria who sit on the remains of their broken beds, and those in Damascus who lie on the edge of their couches."
13Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,13"Listen and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord GOD, the God of the Heavenly Armies,
14“That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, I will also visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; And the horns of the altar shall be cut off And fall to the ground.14"because on that day I will lay out the charges against Israel. I will also bring judgment upon the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and will fall to the ground.
15I will destroy the winter house along with the summer house; The houses of ivory shall perish, And the great houses shall have an end,” Says the LORD.15I will wreck both the winter house and the summer house, and the ivory houses will fall. These palaces will surely fall," declares the LORD.
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