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Amos 3
New American Standard Bible 1995
Amos 3
New American Standard Bible 1995
All the Tribes Are Guilty
3 Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire [a](A)family which [b]He brought up from the land of Egypt:
2 “(B)You only have I [c]chosen among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will [d](C)punish you for all your iniquities.”
3 Do two men walk together unless they have made an [e]appointment?
4 Does a (D)lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion [f]growl from his den unless he has captured something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no [g]bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
6 If a (E)trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a (F)calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?
7 [h]Surely the Lord [i]God does nothing
Unless He (G)reveals His secret counsel
To His servants the prophets.
8 A (H)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The (I)Lord [j]God has spoken! (J)Who can but prophesy?
9 Proclaim on the citadels in (K)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the (L)mountains of Samaria and see the great tumults within her and the (M)oppressions in her midst. 10 But they (N)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who (O)hoard up [k]violence and devastation in their citadels.”
11 Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“An (P)enemy, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your [l]strength from you
And your (Q)citadels will be looted.”
12 Thus says the Lord,
“Just as the shepherd [m](R)snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be [n]snatched away—
With the (S)corner of a bed and the [o](T)cover of a couch!
13 “Hear and (U)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.
14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of (V)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off
And they will fall to the ground.
15 “I will also smite the [p](W)winter house together with the (X)summer house;
The houses of [q](Y)ivory will also perish
And the (Z)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Amos 3:1 I.e. nation
- Amos 3:1 Lit I
- Amos 3:2 Lit known
- Amos 3:2 Lit visit
- Amos 3:3 Or agreement
- Amos 3:4 Lit give his voice
- Amos 3:5 Or striker-bar set
- Amos 3:7 Or For
- Amos 3:7 Heb YHWH
- Amos 3:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
- Amos 3:10 I.e. the booty from violence
- Amos 3:11 Or stronghold
- Amos 3:12 Or delivers
- Amos 3:12 Or delivered
- Amos 3:12 Lit damask
- Amos 3:15 Or autumn
- Amos 3:15 I.e. ivory inlay
Amos 3
New International Version
Amos 3
New International Version
Witnesses Summoned Against Israel
3 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you(A)—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:(B)
2 “You only have I chosen(C)
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish(D) you
for all your sins.(E)”
3 Do two walk together
unless they have agreed to do so?
4 Does a lion roar(F) in the thicket
when it has no prey?(G)
Does it growl in its den
when it has caught nothing?
5 Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
when no bait(H) is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
if it has not caught anything?
6 When a trumpet(I) sounds in a city,
do not the people tremble?
When disaster(J) comes to a city,
has not the Lord caused it?(K)
7 Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing
without revealing his plan(L)
to his servants the prophets.(M)
8 The lion(N) has roared(O)—
who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
who can but prophesy?(P)
9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod(Q)
and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;(R)
see the great unrest within her
and the oppression among her people.”
10 “They do not know how to do right,(S)” declares the Lord,
“who store up in their fortresses(T)
what they have plundered(U) and looted.”
11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.(V)”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(W) 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[a] from a couch.[b](X)”
13 “Hear this and testify(Y) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
14 “On the day I punish(Z) Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;(AA)
the horns(AB) of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house(AC)
along with the summer house;(AD)
the houses adorned with ivory(AE) will be destroyed
and the mansions(AF) will be demolished,(AG)”
declares the Lord.(AH)
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