Amos 3

¹ HearHear ye this wordword that JehovahJehovah hath spokenspoken concerning you, O sons of Israelsons of Israel, concerning all the familyfamily that I brought up from the landland of EgyptEgypt, saying:

² Only you I have knownknown of all familiesfamilies of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquitiesiniquities.

³ Do twotwo walkwalk together if they have not met?

⁴ Roar doth a lionlion in a forestforest and prey he hath none? GiveGive out doth a young lionyoung lion his voicevoice from his habitation, If he hath not caughtcaught?

⁵ Doth a birdbird fallfall into a snaresnare of the earthearth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snaresnare go upgo up from the groundground, And prey it capturethcaptureth not?

⁶ Is a trumpet blown in a citycity, And do people not tremble? Is there afflictionaffliction in a citycity, And JehovahJehovah hath not done [it]?

⁷ For the LordLord JehovahJehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servantsservants the prophetsprophets.

⁸ A lionlion hath roared -- who doth not fearfear? The LordLord JehovahJehovah hath spokenspoken -- who doth not prophesy?

⁹ Sound ye unto palacespalaces in Ashdod, And to palacespalaces in the landland of EgyptEgypt, and saysay: Be ye gatheredgathered on mountainsmountains of SamariaSamaria, And seesee manymany troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midstmidst.

¹⁰ And they have not knownknown to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of JehovahJehovah, Who are treasuring up violenceviolence and spoil in their palacespalaces.

¹¹ Therefore, thus saidsaid the LordLord JehovahJehovah: An adversary -- and surrounding the landland, And he hath brought downdown from thee thy strengthstrength, And spoiled have been thy palacespalaces.

¹² Thus saidsaid JehovahJehovah: As the shepherdshepherd delivereth from the lionlion's mouthmouth TwoTwo legslegs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israelsons of Israel, Who are sittingsitting in SamariaSamaria on the cornercorner of a bed, And in Damascus [on that of] a couch.

¹³ HearHear ye and testify to the househouse of JacobJacob, An affirmation of the LordLord JehovahJehovah, GodGod of Hosts.

¹⁴ For in the day ofday of My charging the transgressionstransgressions of IsraelIsrael on him, I have laid a charge on the altarsaltars of Beth-ElBeth-El, And cut off have been the hornshorns of the altaraltar, And they have fallenfallen to the earthearth.

¹⁵ And I have smittensmitten the winterwinter-househouse with the summersummer-househouse, And perished have houseshouses of ivoryivory, And consumed have been manymany houseshouses, An affirmation of JehovahJehovah!