Thematic Bible
Amos 3:1 (show verse)
Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the Lord is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt:
Amos 3:2 (show verse)
"I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins."
Amos 3:3 (show verse)
Do two walk together without having met?
Amos 3:4 (show verse)
Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
Amos 3:5 (show verse)
Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something?
Amos 3:6 (show verse)
If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?
Amos 3:7 (show verse)
Certainly the sovereign Lord does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
Amos 3:8 (show verse)
A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?
Amos 3:9 (show verse)
Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: "Gather on the hills around Samaria! Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city, the oppressive deeds occurring in it."
Amos 3:10 (show verse)
"They do not know how to do what is right." (The Lord is speaking.) "They store up the spoils of destructive violence in their fortresses.
Amos 3:11 (show verse)
Therefore," says the sovereign Lord, "an enemy will encircle the land. He will take away your power; your fortresses will be looted."
Amos 3:12 (show verse)
This is what the Lord says: "Just as a shepherd salvages from the lion's mouth a couple of leg bones or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be salvaged. They will be left with just a corner of a bed, and a part of a couch."
Amos 3:13 (show verse)
Listen and warn the family of Jacob! The sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking!
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Amos 3:14 (show verse)
"Certainly when I punish Israel for their covenant transgressions, I will destroy Bethel's altars. The horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
Amos 3:15 (show verse)
I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The Lord is speaking!