Amos 3:1–8

Witnesses Summoned Against Israel

3 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against youj—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt:k

2 “You only have I chosenl

of all the families of the earth;

therefore I will punishm you

for all your sins.n”

3 Do two walk together

unless they have agreed to do so?

4 Does a lion roaro in the thicket

when it has no prey?p

Does it growl in its den

when it has caught nothing?

5 Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground

when no baitq is there?

Does a trap spring up from the ground

if it has not caught anything?

6 When a trumpetr sounds in a city,

do not the people tremble?

When disasters comes to a city,

has not the Lord caused it?t

7 Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing

without revealing his planu

to his servants the prophets.v

8 The lionw has roaredx—

who will not fear?

The Sovereign Lord has spoken—

who can but prophesy?y