Amos 3

All the Tribes Are Guilty

1HearH8085 thisH2088 wordH1697 whichH834 the LordH3068 has spokenH1696 againstH5921 you, sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, againstH5921 the entireH3605 12familyH4940 whichH834 3He broughtH5927 up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714:2“4You onlyH7534 have I 5chosenH3045 amongH4480 allH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127; ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 67punishH6485 you for allH3605 your iniquitiesH5771.”3Do twoH8147 men walkH1980 togetherH3164 unlessH1115 they have madeH3259 an 8appointmentH3259?4Does a 9lionH743 roarH7580 in the forestH3293 when he hasH369 noH369 preyH2964? Does a youngH3715 lionH3715 10growlH5414H6963 from his denH4585 unlessH1115H518 he has capturedH3920 something?5Does a birdH6833 fallH5307 into a trapH6341 on the groundH776 when thereH369 is noH369 11baitH4170 in it? Does a trapH6341 springH5927 up from the earthH127 when it capturesH3920 nothingH3808 at allH3920?6IfH518 a 12trumpetH7782 is blownH8628 in a cityH5892 will not the peopleH5971 trembleH2729? IfH518 a 13calamityH7463 occursH1961 in a cityH5892 has not the LordH3068 doneH6213 it?714SurelyH3588 the LordH136 15GodH3068 doesH6213 nothingH3808H1697 UnlessH3588H518 He 16revealsH1540 His secretH5475 counselH5475 To His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030.8A 17lionH743 has roaredH7580! WhoH4310 will not fearH3372? The 18LordH136 19GodH3068 has spokenH1696! 20WhoH4310 can but prophesyH5012?

9ProclaimH8085 on the citadelsH759 in 21AshdodH795 and on the citadelsH759 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and sayH559, “AssembleH622 yourselves on the 22mountainsH2022 of SamariaH8111 and seeH7200 the greatH7227 tumultsH4103 withinH8432 her and the 23oppressionsH6217 in her midstH7130. 10But they 24do not knowH3045 how to doH6213 whatH5228 is rightH5228,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “these who 25hoardH686 up 26violenceH2555 and devastationH7701 in their citadelsH759.”

11ThereforeH3651, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “An 27enemyH6862, even oneH5439 surroundingH5439 the landH776, Will pullH3381 downH3381 your 28strengthH5797 from you And your 29citadelsH759 will be lootedH962.” 12ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “JustH3512 as the shepherdH7462 3031snatchesH5337 from the lion’sH738 mouthH6310 a coupleH8147 of legsH3767 orH176 a pieceH915 of an earH241, SoH3651 will the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 dwellingH3427 in SamariaH8111 be 32snatchedH5337 awayH5337-- With the 33cornerH6285 of a bedH4296 and the 3435coverH1833 of a couchH6210!13HearH8085 and 36testifyH5749 against the houseH1004 of JacobH3290,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, the GodH430 of hostsH6635.14“For on the dayH3117 that I punishH6485 Israel’sH3478 transgressionsH6588, I will also punishH6485 the altarsH4196 of 37BethelH1008; The hornsH7161 of the altarH4196 will be cutH1438 offH1438 And they will fallH5307 to the groundH776.15I will also smiteH5221 the 3839winterH2779 houseH1004 togetherH5971 with the 40summerH7019 houseH1004; The housesH1004 of 4142ivoryH8127 will also perishH6 And the 43greatH7227 housesH1004 will comeH5486 to an endH5486,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.