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 upH5927 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714:2“4You onlyH7534 have I 5knownH3045 amongH4480 allH3605 the familiesH4940 of the earthH127; ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 67punishH6485 you for allH3605 your wrongdoingH5771.”3Do twoH8147 people walkH1980 togetherH3164 unlessH1115 they have agreedH3259 toH3259 meetH3259?4Does a 8lionH743 roarH7580 in the forestH3293 when he hasH369 noH369 preyH2964? Does a youngH3715 lionH3715 9growlH5414H6963 from his denH4585 unlessH1115H518 he has capturedH3920 something?5Does a birdH6833 fallH5307 into a trapH6341 on the groundH776 when thereH369 isH369 noH369 10deviceH4170 in it? Does a trapH6341 springH5927 upH5927 from the earthH127 when it capturesH3920 nothingH3808 atH3920 allH3920?6IfH518 a 11trumpetH7782 is blownH8628 in a cityH5892, will the peopleH5971 not trembleH2729? IfH518 a 12disasterH7463 occursH1961 in a cityH5892, has the LordH3068 not broughtH6213 it aboutH6213?713CertainlyH3588 the LordH136 14GodH3068 doesH6213 nothingH3808H1697 UnlessH3588H518 He 15revealsH1540 His secretH5475 planH5475 To His servantsH5650 the prophetsH5030.8A 16lionH743 has roaredH7580! WhoH4310 will not fearH3372? The 17LordH136 GodH3068 has spokenH1696! 18WhoH4310 can do anything but prophesyH5012?

9ProclaimH8085 on the citadelsH759 in 19AshdodH795 and on the citadelsH759 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 and sayH559, “AssembleH622 yourselves on the 20mountainsH2022 of SamariaH8111 and seeH7200 the greatH7227 panicH4103 withinH8432 her and the 21oppressionsH6217 in her midstH7130. 10But they 22do not knowH3045 how to doH6213 whatH5228 isH5228 rightH5228,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “these who 23storeH686 up 24violenceH2555 and devastationH7701 in their citadelsH759.”

11ThereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “An 25enemyH6862, oneH5439 surroundingH5439 the landH776, Will takeH3381 downH3381 your fortificationsH5797 from you, And your 26citadelsH759 will be lootedH962.” 12ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “JustH3512 asH3512 the shepherdH7462 2728snatchesH5337 from the lion’sH738 mouthH6310 a coupleH8147 of legsH3767 orH176 a pieceH915 of an earH241, SoH3651 will the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 livingH3427 in SamariaH8111 be 29snatchedH5337 awayH5337-- With the 30cornerH6285 of a bedH4296 and the 3132coverH1833 of a couchH6210!13HearH8085 and 33testifyH5749 against the houseH1004 of JacobH3290,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, the GodH430 of armiesH6635.14“For on the dayH3117 that I punishH6485 Israel’sH3478 offensesH6588, I will also punishH6485 the altarsH4196 of 34BethelH1008; The hornsH7161 of the altarH4196 will be cutH1438 offH1438, And will fallH5307 to the groundH776.15I will also strikeH5221 the 35winterH2779 houseH1004 togetherH5921 with the 36summerH7019 houseH1004; The housesH1004 of 3738ivoryH8127 will also perishH6, And the 39greatH7227 housesH1004 will comeH5486 toH5486 anH5486 endH5486,” DeclaresH5002 the LordH3068.