Amos 3

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Amos 3

All the Tribes Are Guilty

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1} Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire ^(a)^(A)family which ^(b)He brought up from the land of Egypt:

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“^(B)You only have I ^(c)chosen among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will ^(d)^(C)punish you for all your iniquities.”

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Do two men walk together unless they have made an ^(e)appointment?

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Does a ^(D)lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion ^(f)growl from his den unless he has captured something?

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Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no ^(g)bait in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?

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If a ^(E)trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?
If a ^(F)calamity occurs in a city has not the Lord done it?

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^(h)Surely the Lord ⁽ⁱ⁾God does nothing
Unless He ^(G)reveals His secret counsel
To His servants the prophets.

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A ^(H)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The ^(I)Lord ^(j)God has spoken! ^(J)Who can but prophesy?

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9} Proclaim on the citadels in ^(K)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the ^(L)mountains of Samaria and see the great tumults within her and the ^(M)oppressions in her midst. ^{Tools
10} But they ^(N)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who ^(O)hoard up ^(k)violence and devastation in their citadels.”

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11} Therefore, thus says the Lord God,

“An ^(P)enemy, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your ^(l)strength from you
And your ^(Q)citadels will be looted.”

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12} Thus says the Lord,

“Just as the shepherd ^(m)^(R)snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be ⁽ⁿ⁾snatched away—
With the ^(S)corner of a bed and the ^(o)^(T)cover of a couch!

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“Hear and ^(U)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of hosts.

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“For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of ^(V)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off
And they will fall to the ground.

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“I will also smite the ^(p)^(W)winter house together with the ^(X)summer house;
The houses of ^(q)^(Y)ivory will also perish
And the ^(Z)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.

Footnotes:

a. Amos 3:1: ['I.e. nation']

b. Amos 3:1: ['Lit ', I]

c. Amos 3:2: ['Lit ', known]

d. Amos 3:2: ['Lit ', visit]

e. Amos 3:3: ['Or ', agreement]

f. Amos 3:4: ['Lit ', give his voice]

g. Amos 3:5: ['Or ', striker-bar set]

h. Amos 3:7: ['Or ', For]

i. Amos 3:7: ['Heb ', YHWH]

j. Amos 3:8: ['Heb ', YHWH, ', usually rendered ', Lord, ', and so throughout the ch']

k. Amos 3:10: ['I.e. the booty from violence']

l. Amos 3:11: ['Or ', stronghold]

m. Amos 3:12: ['Or ', delivers]

n. Amos 3:12: ['Or ', delivered]

o. Amos 3:12: ['Lit ', damask]

p. Amos 3:15: ['Or ', autumn]

q. Amos 3:15: ['I.e. ivory inlay']

Cross references:

A. Amos 3:1: Jeremiah 8:3; Jeremiah 13:11

B. Amos 3:2: Genesis 18:19; Exodus 19:5; Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 4:32-37; Deuteronomy 7:6

C. Amos 3:2: Jeremiah 14:10; Ezekiel 20:36; Daniel 9:12; Romans 2:9

D. Amos 3:4: Psalm 104:21; Hosea 5:14; Hosea 11:10

E. Amos 3:6: Jeremiah 4:5; Jeremiah 4:19; Jeremiah 4:21; Jeremiah 6:1; Hosea 5:8; Zephaniah 1:16

F. Amos 3:6: Isaiah 14:24-27; Isaiah 45:7

G. Amos 3:7: Genesis 6:13; Genesis 18:17; Jeremiah 23:22; Daniel 9:22; John 15:15

H. Amos 3:8: Amos 1:2

I. Amos 3:8: Jonah 1:1-3; Jonah 3:1-3

J. Amos 3:8: Jeremiah 20:9; Acts 4:20

K. Amos 3:9: 1 Samuel 5:1

L. Amos 3:9: Amos 4:1; Amos 6:1

M. Amos 3:9: Amos 5:11; Amos 8:6

N. Amos 3:10: Psalm 14:4; Jeremiah 4:22; Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12

O. Amos 3:10: Habakkuk 2:8-10; Zephaniah 1:9; Zechariah 5:3; Zechariah 5:4

P. Amos 3:11: Amos 6:14

Q. Amos 3:11: Amos 2:5

R. Amos 3:12: 1 Samuel 17:34-37

S. Amos 3:12: Psalm 132:3

T. Amos 3:12: Esther 1:6; Esther 7:8; Amos 6:4

U. Amos 3:13: Ezekiel 2:7

V. Amos 3:14: Hosea 10:5-8; Hosea 10:14; Hosea 10:15; Amos 4:4; Amos 5:5; Amos 5:6; Amos 7:10; Amos 7:13

W. Amos 3:15: Jeremiah 36:22

X. Amos 3:15: Judges 3:20

Y. Amos 3:15: Psalm 45:8

Z. Amos 3:15: Amos 2:5; Amos 6:11