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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Amos 3 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/amos/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/amos/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > Amos 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../amos/2.htm" title="Amos 2">◄</a> Amos 3 <a href="../amos/4.htm" title="Amos 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/amos/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">All the Families Are Guilty</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“I have known [chosen, cared for, and loved] only you of all the families of the earth; <t><p class="indent1">Therefore I shall punish you for all your wickedness.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? <t><p class="indent1">Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured <i>something?</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait in it? <t><p class="indent1">Does a trap spring up from the ground when it has caught nothing at all? [Of course not! So it is that Israel has earned her impending judgment.] <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>If a trumpet is blown in a city [warning of danger] will not the people tremble? <t><p class="indent1">If a disaster <i>or</i> misfortune occurs in a city has not the LORD caused it? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Surely the Lord GOD does nothing <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Without revealing His secret plan [of the judgment to come] <t><p class="indent1">To His servants the prophets. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The lion has roared! Who will not fear? <t><p class="indent1">The Lord GOD has spoken [to the prophets]! Who can but prophesy? <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Proclaim on the fortresses in Ashdod (Philistia) and on the citadels in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great confusion within her and the oppressions <i>and</i> abuse of authority in her midst. <span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For they do not know how to do right,” says the LORD, “these who store up violence and devastation [like treasures] in their strongholds.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, <p class="indent1stline">“An adversary (Assyria), even one surrounding the land, <t><p class="indent1">Shall pull down your strength from you <t><p class="indent1">And your fortresses will be looted.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Thus says the LORD, <p class="indent1stline">“Just as the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion a couple of legs or a piece of the [sheep’s] ear [to prove to the owner that he has not stolen the animal], <t><p class="indent1">So will the [remaining] children of Israel living in Samaria be snatched away <t><p class="indent1">With the corner of a bed and [part of] the damask covering of a couch. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” <t><p class="indent1">Says the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“On that day when I punish Israel’s transgressions, <t><p class="indent1">I shall also punish the altars of Bethel [with their golden calves]; <t><p class="indent1">And the horns of the altar shall be cut off <t><p class="indent1">And fall to the ground. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“And I shall tear down the winter house with the summer house; <t><p class="indent1">And the houses of ivory shall also perish <t><p class="indent1">And the great houses shall come to an end,” <t><p class="indent1">Says the LORD.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> God has always warned of coming judgment in order that people may choose to change their behavior and avoid it. He warned Noah of the coming flood (Gen 6:13ff); Abraham and Lot of the future destruction of Sodom (Gen 18:17; 19:14); Joseph of the seven-year famine (Gen 41:30); Moses of the ten plagues on Egypt (Ex 7:1ff); Jonah of the destruction of Nineveh (Jon 1:2; 3:4); Amos of the downfall of Aram (Syria), Philistia, Tyre, Edom, Ammon, Moab, Judah, and Israel (Amos 1 and 2). Various prophets were told in advance about the captivities of the chosen people, and they came to pass because the warnings were disregarded. Jonah announced the destruction of Nineveh, but judgment was postponed following repentance. 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