Amos 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Amos 3:1-6

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?

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Notes

  1. 1. Amos 3:1 I.e. nation ↩
  2. 2. Amos 3:1 Jer 8:3; 13:11 ↩
  3. 3. Amos 3:1 Lit I ↩
  4. 4. Amos 3:2 Gen 18:19; Ex 19:5, 6; Deut 4:32-37; 7:6 ↩
  5. 5. Amos 3:2 Lit known ↩
  6. 6. Amos 3:2 Lit visit ↩
  7. 7. Amos 3:2 Jer 14:10; Ezek 20:36; Dan 9:12; Rom 2:9 ↩
  8. 8. Amos 3:3 Or agreement ↩
  9. 9. Amos 3:4 Ps 104:21; Hos 5:14; 11:10 ↩
  10. 10. Amos 3:4 Lit give his voice ↩
  11. 11. Amos 3:5 Or striker-bar set ↩
  12. 12. Amos 3:6 Jer 4:5, 19, 21; 6:1; Hos 5:8; Zeph 1:16 ↩
  13. 13. Amos 3:6 Is 14:24-27; 45:7 ↩

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