Amo3:1 Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt,
Amo3:2 "You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities."
Amo3:3 Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?
Amo3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured [something]?
Amo3:5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
Amo3:6 If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?
Amo3:7 Surely the Lord God does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets.
Amo3:8 A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
Amo3:9 Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see [the] great tumults within her and [the] oppressions in her midst.
Amo3:10 "But they do not know how to do what is right," declares the LORD, "these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels."
Amo3:11 Therefore, thus says the Lord God, "An enemy, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your strength from you And your citadels will be looted."
Amo3:12 Thus says the LORD, "Just as the shepherd 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 snatched away-- With [the] corner of a bed and [the] cover of a couch!
Amo3:13 "Hear and testify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.
Amo3:14 "For on the day that I punish Israel's transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; The horns of the altar will be cut off, And they will fall to the ground.
Amo3:15 "I will also smite the winter house together with the summer house; The houses of ivory will also perish And the great houses will come to an end," Declares the LORD.