AmosChapter 3

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¹People of Israel, listen to this word the LORD has spoken against you. It is against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: ²"Of all the families on earth,
you are the only ones I have known as my own.
So I will punish you for all your sins." ³Can two people walk together
if they have not agreed where to go? ⁴Does a lion roar in the forest
if he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl in his den
if he has caught nothing? ⁵Does a bird land in a trap
if no bait has been set?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
if it has nothing to catch? ⁶If a ram's horn is blown in a city,
don't the people shake with fear?
If disaster comes to a city,
isn't it the LORD who has caused it? ⁷For sure, the Lord GOD does nothing
without showing his plan to his servants the prophets. ⁸The lion has roared.
Who will not be afraid?
The Lord GOD has spoken.
Who will not prophesy? ⁹Announce this to the strong towers of Ashdod
and to the strong towers of Egypt:
"Gather on the mountains of Samaria.
See the great disorder in the city.
See how people are crushed and mistreated there." ¹⁰"For they don't know how to do what is right,"
declares the LORD.
"They fill their strong towers
with things taken by violence and robbery." ¹¹So this is what the Lord GOD says:
"An enemy will surround the land.
He will pull down your forts.
He will rob your strong towers." ¹²This is what the LORD says:
"A shepherd may pull out of a lion's mouth
only two legs or a piece of an ear.
In the same way, the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued.
All that will be left is the corner of a bed
or the cushion of a couch. ¹³Listen, and give a warning against the family of Jacob,"
declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts. ¹⁴"On the day I punish Israel for their sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off.
They will fall to the ground. ¹⁵I will tear down the winter house
along with the summer house.
The houses decorated with ivory will be destroyed.
The great houses will come to an end,"
declares the LORD.