Amos 3 — BSB
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Witnesses against Israel
3Verse 1Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:Verse 2“Only you have I known+from all the families of the earth;therefore I will punish youfor all your iniquities.”Verse 3Can two walk togetherwithout agreeing where to go?+Verse 4Does a lion roar in the forestwhen he has no prey?Does a young lion growl in his denif he has caught nothing?Verse 5Does a bird land in a snarewhere no bait has been set?Does a trap spring from the groundwhen it has nothing to catch?Verse 6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city,do the people not tremble?If calamity comes to a city,has not the LORD caused it?Verse 7Surely the Lord GOD does nothingwithout revealing His planto His servants the prophets.Verse 8The lion has roared—who will not fear?The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?Verse 9Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdodand to the citadels of Egypt:“Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;see the great unrest in the city
and the acts of oppression in her midst.”Verse 10“For they know not how to do right,”declares the LORD.“They store up violence and destructionin their citadels.”Verse 11Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:
“An enemy+will surround the land;he will pull down your strongholds
and plunder your citadels.”Verse 12This is what the LORD says:
“As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the liontwo legs or a piece of an ear,so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescuedhaving just the corner of a bed
or the cushion of a couch.+Verse 13Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.Verse 14On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel;the horns of the altar will be cut off,and they will fall to the ground.Verse 15I will tear down the winter housealong with the summer house;the houses of ivory will also perish,and the great houses will come to an end,”declares the LORD.