Amos 3 (HCSB)

Amos Chapter 3 (HCSB)

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¹ Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt: ⓐ

² I have known only you ⓑ out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. ⓒ

³ Can two walk together ⓓ without agreeing to meet? [1]

⁴ Does a lion roar ⓔ in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?

⁵ Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?

⁶ If a ram’s horn ⓕ is blown in a city, aren’t people afraid? ⓖ If a disaster ⓗ occurs in a city, hasn’t the LORD done it? ⓘ

⁷ Indeed, the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His counsel to His servants the prophets. ⓙ

⁸ A lion has roared; ⓚ who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; ⓛ who will not prophesy? ⓜ

⁹ Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod ⓝ and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria ⓞ and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it. ⓟ

¹⁰ The people are incapable of doing right ⓠ — — this is the LORD’s declaration — those who store up violence and destruction ⓡ in their citadels.

¹¹ Therefore, the Lord GOD says: An enemy ⓢ will surround the land; he will destroy ⓣ your strongholds and plunder your citadels. ⓤ

¹² The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion’s mouth, ⓥ so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed ⓦ or the [2] cushion [3] of a couch. [4] ⓧ

¹³ Listen and testify ⓨ against the house of Jacob — — this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, — the God of Hosts.

¹⁴ I will punish the altars of Bethel ⓩ on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar ⓐ will be cut off and fall to the ground. ⓑ

¹⁵ I will demolish the winter house ⓒ and the summer house; ⓓ the houses inlaid with ivory ⓔ will be destroyed, and the great houses ⓕ will come to an end. — This is the LORD’s declaration.

#	HCSB
1	Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt: ⓐ
2	I have known only you ⓑ out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities. ⓒ
3	Can two walk together ⓓ without agreeing to meet? [1]
4	Does a lion roar ⓔ in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?
5	Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?
6	If a ram’s horn ⓕ is blown in a city, aren’t people afraid? ⓖ If a disaster ⓗ occurs in a city, hasn’t the LORD done it? ⓘ
7	Indeed, the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His counsel to His servants the prophets. ⓙ
8	A lion has roared; ⓚ who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; ⓛ who will not prophesy? ⓜ
9	Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod ⓝ and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria ⓞ and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it. ⓟ
10	The people are incapable of doing right ⓠ — — this is the LORD’s declaration — those who store up violence and destruction ⓡ in their citadels.
11	Therefore, the Lord GOD says: An enemy ⓢ will surround the land; he will destroy ⓣ your strongholds and plunder your citadels. ⓤ
12	The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion’s mouth, ⓥ so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed ⓦ or the [2] cushion [3] of a couch. [4] ⓧ
13	Listen and testify ⓨ against the house of Jacob — — this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, — the God of Hosts.
14	I will punish the altars of Bethel ⓩ on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar ⓐ will be cut off and fall to the ground. ⓑ
15	I will demolish the winter house ⓒ and the summer house; ⓓ the houses inlaid with ivory ⓔ will be destroyed, and the great houses ⓕ will come to an end. — This is the LORD’s declaration.

Footnotes & Cross-References

^{Amos 3:1 [1]} One Hb ms, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Saying: If

^{Amos 3:1 [2]} LXX reads woman

^{Amos 3:3 [3]} Lit have a prostitute’s forehead

^{Amos 3:8 [4]} One Hb ms, Syr read She

^{Amos 3:9 [5]} Lit From the lightness of

^{Amos 3:12 [6]} Lit not cause My face to fall on you

^{Amos 3:15 [7]} Lit shepherds according to My heart

^{Amos 3:20 [8]} Lit friend

^{Amos 3:24 [9]} = Baal

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