Amos 3 — Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh Speaks Against Israel

3Hear this word which Yahweh has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire ¹^,^afamily which ²He brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,

²“^aYou only have I known among all the families of the earth;Therefore I will ¹^,^bpunish you for all your iniquities.”³Do two men walk together unless they have made an ¹appointment?⁴Does a ^alion roar in the forest when it has no prey?Does a young lion give forth its voice from its den unless it has captured something?⁵Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no ¹bait in it?Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?⁶If a ^atrumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble?If a ^bcalamity happens in a city has not Yahweh done it?⁷¹Surely Lord Yahweh does nothingUnless He ^areveals His secret counselTo His slaves the prophets.⁸A ^alion has roared! Who will not fear?^bLord Yahweh has spoken! ^cWho can but prophesy?

⁹Make it heard on the citadels in ^aAshdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Gather yourselves on the ^bmountains of Samaria and see the great confusions within her and the ^coppressions in her midst. ¹⁰“But they ^ado not know how to do what is right,” declares Yahweh, “these who ^bhoard up ¹violence and devastation in their citadels.”

¹¹Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh, “An ^aadversary, even one surrounding the land,Will pull down your ¹strength from you,And your ^bcitadels will be plundered.”

¹²Thus says Yahweh, “Just as the shepherd ^adelivers from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,So will the sons of Israel inhabiting Samaria be delivered—With the ^bcorner of a bed and the ¹^,^ccover of a couch!

¹³“Hear and ^atestify against the house of Jacob,”Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.¹⁴“For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,I will also punish the altars of ^aBethel;The horns of the altar will be cut in pieces,And they will fall to the ground.¹⁵“I will also strike the ¹^,^awinter house together with the ^bsummer house;The houses of ²^,^civory will also perish,And the ^dgreat houses will come to an end,”Declares Yahweh.