Amos 3:12-4:5

New International Version

¹²This 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.
¹⁵I 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)”
²The 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]
³You 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)
⁵Burn 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