Amos 3
1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, Israelites, against the whole family I brought up from the land of Egypt:
2 “You alone have I chosen from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your guilt.”
3 Do two people walk together without having agreed to meet?
4 Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den when it has caught nothing?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait for it? Does the trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing?
6 When a trumpet sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has the LORD not brought it about?
7 For the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
8 The lion has roared; who will not be afraid? The Lord GOD has spoken; who will not prophesy?
9 Announce in the palaces of Ashdod and in the palaces of Egypt, and say: “Gather on the hills of Samaria and see the great turmoil within it and the oppression in its midst.”
10 They do not know how to do what is right, declares the LORD—those who store up violence and destruction in their palaces.
11 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land, strip you of your strength, and plunder your palaces.”
12 This is what the LORD says: “As a shepherd rescues from a lion’s mouth two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites living in Samaria will be rescued—with only the corner of a bed and a piece of a couch.”
13 Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.
14 On the day I punish Israel for its transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the ivory houses will be destroyed, and many houses will disappear, declares the LORD.
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