Amos 3:9-15

9Proclaim on the citadels in 1Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the 2mountains of Samaria and see the great panic within her and the 3oppressions in her midst. 10But they 4do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who 5store up 6violence and devastation in their citadels.”

11Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “An 7enemy, one surrounding the land, Will take down your fortifications from you, And your 8citadels will be looted.” 12This is what the Lord says: “Just as the shepherd 910snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be 11snatched away-- With the 12corner of a bed and the 1314cover of a couch!13Hear and 15testify against the house of Jacob,” Declares the Lord God, the God of armies.14“For on the day that I punish Israel’s offenses, I will also punish the altars of 16Bethel; The horns of the altar will be cut off, And will fall to the ground.15I will also strike the 17winter house together with the 18summer house; The houses of 1920ivory will also perish, And the 21great houses will come to an end,” Declares the Lord.