Amos 3:9-15

9Proclaim 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.

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

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

12The 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 cushion of a couch.

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

14I 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.

15I 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.