Amos 3

^aHear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, ^bO children of Israel,

Against the whole family ^cwhich I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

^2dYou only ^ehave I known of all the families of the earth:

^fTherefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

^3gCan two walk together, except they be agreed?

^4hWill ⁱa lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey?

ⁱWill a young lion cry out of his ^kden, if he have taken nothing?

^5lCan a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him?

^lShall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?

^6eeShall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid?

^ffShall there be ^ggevil in a city, and ^ffthe Lord hath not done it?

⁷Surely the Lord God will do nothing,

^hhBut he revealeth ^jhis secret unto his servants the prophets.

⁸ⁱThe lion hath roared, who will not fear?

The Lord God hath spoken, ^kkwho can but prophesy?

⁹Publish in the palaces at ^llAshdod,

And in the palaces in the land of Egypt,

And say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of ^mSamaria,

And behold the great tumults in the midst thereof.

And the ⁿoppressed in the midst thereof.

¹⁰For ^othey know not to do right, saith the Lord,

Who store up ^ooviolence and robbery in their palaces.

¹¹Therefore thus saith the Lord God;

^pAn adversary there shall be even round about the land;

And he shall bring down thy strength from thee,

And ^pthy palaces shall be spoiled.

¹²Thus saith the Lord;

As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion ^qtwo legs, or ^qa piece of an ear;

So shall the children of Israel be taken out

That dwell in ^mSamaria ^rin the corner of a bed, and ^rrin Damascus in a couch.

^13aHear ye, and testify ^sin the house of Jacob,

Saith the Lord God, ^ssthe God of hosts,

¹⁴That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him

I will also visit ^tthe altars of ^uBeth-el:

And ^vthe horns of the altar shall be cut off,

And ^vfall to the ground.

¹⁵And I ^wwill smite ^xthe winter house with ^ythe summer house;

And ^zthe houses of ivory shall perish,

And the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.

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