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Amos 3:12-4:5
New International Version
Amos 3:12-4:5
New International Version
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(A) 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](B)”
13 “Hear this and testify(C) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
14 “On the day I punish(D) Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;(E)
the horns(F) of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house(G)
along with the summer house;(H)
the houses adorned with ivory(I) will be destroyed
and the mansions(J) will be demolished,(K)”
declares the Lord.(L)
Israel Has Not Returned to God
4 Hear this word, you cows of Bashan(M) on Mount Samaria,(N)
you women who oppress the poor(O) and crush the needy(P)
and say to your husbands,(Q) “Bring us some drinks!(R)”
2 The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness:
“The time(S) will surely come
when you will be taken away(T) with hooks,(U)
the last of you with fishhooks.[c]
3 You will each go straight out
through breaches in the wall,(V)
and you will be cast out toward Harmon,[d]”
declares the Lord.
4 “Go to Bethel(W) and sin;
go to Gilgal(X) and sin yet more.
Bring your sacrifices every morning,(Y)
your tithes(Z) every three years.[e](AA)
5 Burn leavened bread(AB) as a thank offering
and brag about your freewill offerings(AC)—
boast about them, you Israelites,
for this is what you love to do,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.
Footnotes
- Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- Amos 3:12 Or Israelites be rescued, / those who sit in Samaria / on the edge of their beds / and in Damascus on their couches.
- Amos 4:2 Or away in baskets, / the last of you in fish baskets
- Amos 4:3 Masoretic Text; with a different word division of the Hebrew (see Septuagint) out, you mountain of oppression
- Amos 4:4 Or days
Amos 3:12-4:5
King James Version
Amos 3:12-4:5
King James Version
12 Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.
4 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
2 The Lord God hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.
3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord.
4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:
5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God.
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