Amos 3

¹ HearHear this wordword that the LORDthe LORD hath spokenspoken against you, O childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael, against the whole familyfamily which I brought up from the landland of EgyptEgypt, saying,

² You only have I knownknown of all the familiesfamilies of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquitiesiniquities.

³ Can twotwo walkwalk together, except they be agreed?

⁴ Will a lionlion roar in the forestforest, when he hath no prey? will a young lionyoung lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

⁵ Can a birdbird fallfall in a snaresnare upon the earthearth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snaresnare from the earthearth, and have taken nothing at all?

⁶ Shall a trumpet be blown in the citycity, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evilevil in a citycity, and the LORDthe LORD hath not done it?

⁷ Surely the LordLord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servantsservants the prophetsprophets.

⁸ The lionlion hath roared, who will not fearfear? the LordLord GOD hath spokenspoken, who can but prophesy?

⁹ Publish in the palacespalaces at Ashdod, and in the palacespalaces in the landland of EgyptEgypt, and saysay, Assemble yourselves upon the mountainsmountains of SamariaSamaria, and behold the great tumults in the midstmidst thereof, and the oppressed in the midstmidst thereof.

¹⁰ For they knowknow not to do right, saithsaith the LORDthe LORD, who store up violenceviolence and robbery in their palacespalaces.

¹¹ Therefore thus saithsaith the LordLord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round aboutround about the landland; and he shall bring downdown thy strengthstrength from thee, and thy palacespalaces shall be spoiled.

¹² Thus saithsaith the LORDthe LORD; As the shepherdshepherd taketh out of the mouthmouth of the lionlion twotwo legslegs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the childrenchildren of IsraelIsrael be taken out that dwelldwell in SamariaSamaria in the cornercorner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

¹³ HearHear ye, and testify in the househouse of JacobJacob, saithsaith the LordLord GODGOD, the GODGOD of hosts,

¹⁴ That in the dayday that I shall visitvisit the transgressionstransgressions of IsraelIsrael upon him I will also visitvisit the altarsaltars of BethelBethel: and the hornshorns of the altaraltar shall be cut off, and fallfall to the groundground.

¹⁵ And I will smitesmite the winterwinter househouse with the summersummer househouse; and the houseshouses of ivoryivory shall perish, and the great houseshouses shall have an end, saithsaith the LORDthe LORD.