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Amos 3:12

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12The Lord says:

As the shepherd snatches two legs

or a piece of an ear

from the lion’s mouth,q

so the Israelites who live in Samaria

will be rescued

with only the corner of a bedr

or theA cushionB of a couch.Cs

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Footnotes

  1. AOr Israelites will be rescued, those who sit in Samaria on a corner of a bed or a
  2. B obscure
  3. C, , , , , , read or in Damascus

Cross references

  1. q1Sm 17:34–37
  2. rPs 132:3
  3. sEst 1:6; 7:8; Am 6:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord: “As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part of a bed.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord says:

“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s 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 from a couch.”

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord says:

“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth

will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.

So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,

and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh, “Just as the shepherd rescues two legs or a piece of an ear from the mouth of the lion, so shall the people of Israel who dwell in Samaria, with the corner of a couch and the damask of a bed.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord;

As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear;

So shall the children of Israel be taken out

That dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.