Amos 3

Berean Standard Bible

Witnesses against Israel

1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696 against youH5921, O childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, againstH5921 the wholeH3605 familyH4940 thatH834 I brought upH5927 out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 H559:

2“OnlyH7535 youH853 have I knownH3045 1from allH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127;thereforeH5921 H3651 I will punishH6485 youH5921 for allH3605 your iniquitiesH5771.”

3Can twoH8147 walkH1980 togetherH3162withoutH1115 H518 agreeingH3259 where to go?24Does a lionH738 roarH7580 in the forestH3293when he has noH369 preyH2964?Does a young lionH3715 growlH5414 H6963 in his denH4585ifH518 he has caughtH3920 nothingH1115?5Does a birdH6833 landH5307 inH5921 a snareH6341 where noH369 baitH4170 has been set?Does a trapH6341 springH5927 fromH4480 the groundH127when it hasH3920 nothingH3808 to catchH3920?6IfH518 a ram’s hornH7782 soundsH8628 in a cityH5892,do the peopleH5971 notH3808 trembleH2729?IfH518 calamityH7451 comesH1961 to a cityH5892,has notH3808 the LORDH3068 caused itH6213?

7SurelyH3588 the LordH136 GODH3069 doesH6213 nothingH3808 H1697withoutH3588 H518 revealingH1540 His planH5475toH413 His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030.8The lionH738 has roaredH7580—whoH4310 will notH3808 fearH3372?The LordH136 GODH3069 has spokenH1696—whoH4310 will notH3808 prophesyH5012?

9ProclaimH8085 toH5921 the citadelsH759 of AshdodH795and toH5921 the citadelsH759 of EgyptH4714 H559:“AssembleH622 onH5921 the mountainsH2022 of SamariaH8111;seeH7200 the greatH7227 unrestH4103 in the cityH8432and the acts of oppressionH6217 in her midstH7130.”

10“For they knowH3045 notH3808 how to doH6213 rightH5229,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.“They store upH686 violenceH2555 and destructionH7701in their citadelsH759.”

11ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559:

“An enemyH6862 3 will surroundH5439 the landH776;he will pull downH3381 H4480 your strongholdsH5797and plunderH962 your citadelsH759.”

12This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“AsH834 the shepherdH7462 snatchesH5337 from the mouthH6310 of the lionH738twoH8147 legsH3767 orH176 a pieceH915 of an earH241,soH3651 the IsraelitesH1121 H3478 dwellingH3427 in SamariaH8111 will be rescuedH5337having just the cornerH6285 of a bedH4296or the cushionH1833 of a couchH6210.4

13HearH8085 and testifyH5749 against the houseH1004 of JacobH3290,declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069, the GodH430 of HostsH6635.14 On the dayH3117 I punishH6485 IsraelH3478 for their transgressionsH6588 ,I will visitH6485 destruction onH5921 the altarsH4196 ofH1008 BethelH1008;the hornsH7161 of the altarH4196 will be cut offH1438,and they will fallH5307 to the groundH776.15I will tear downH5221 the winterH2779 houseH1004along withH5921 the summerH7019 houseH1004;the housesH1004 of ivoryH8127 will also perishH6,and the greatH7227 housesH1004 will come to an endH5595,”declaresH5002 the LORDH3068.

1. Amos 3:2 Or chosen ↩
2. Amos 3:3 Or without an appointment to meet ↩
3. Amos 3:11 Or An adversary ↩
4. Amos 3:12 Or so will the Israelites be snatched away, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches ↩