11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:

(A)“An adversary shall surround the land
    and bring down[a] your defenses from you,
    and (B)your strongholds shall be plundered.”

12 Thus says the Lord: (C)“As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, (D)so shall the people of Israel (E)who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part[b] of a bed.

13 “Hear, (F)and testify against the house of Jacob,”
    declares the Lord God, (G)the God of hosts,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:11 Hebrew An adversary, one who surrounds the land—he shall bring down
  2. Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

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