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Amos 3 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

All the Tribes Are Guilty

3 Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire ^[a]^(A)family which ^[b]He brought up from the land of Egypt:

²“^(B)You only have I ^[c]known among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will ^[d]^(C)punish you for all your wrongdoing.”
³Do two people walk together unless they have agreed to meet?
⁴Does a ^(D)lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion ^[e]growl from his den unless he has captured something?
⁵Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no ^[f]device in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
⁶If a ^(E)trumpet is blown in a city, will the people not tremble?
If a ^(F)disaster occurs in a city, has the Lord not brought it about?
⁷^[g]Certainly the Lord ^[h]God does nothing
Unless He ^(G)reveals His secret plan
To His servants the prophets.
⁸A ^(H)lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The ^(I)Lord God has spoken! ^(J)Who can do anything but prophesy?

⁹Proclaim on the citadels in ^(K)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the ^(L)mountains of Samaria and see the great panic within her and the ^(M)oppressions in her midst. ¹⁰But they ^(N)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who ^(O)store up ^[i]violence and devastation in their citadels.”

¹¹Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

“An ^(P)enemy, one surrounding the land,
Will take down your fortifications from you,
And your ^(Q)citadels will be looted.”

¹²This is what the Lord says:

“Just as the shepherd ^[j]^(R)snatches 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 ^[k]snatched away—
With the ^(S)corner of a bed and the ^[l]^(T)cover of a couch!
¹³Hear and ^(U)testify 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 ^(V)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off,
And will fall to the ground.
¹⁵I will also strike the ^(W)winter house together with the ^(X)summer house;
The houses of ^[m]^(Y)ivory will also perish,
And the ^(Z)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.

New American Standard Bible (NASB)