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<p class="indent1"> Does a young lion growl in his den <p class="indent2"> if he has caught nothing? <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Does a bird land in a snare <p class="indent2"> where no bait has been set? <p class="indent1"> Does a trap spring from the ground <p class="indent2"> when it has nothing to catch? <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, <p class="indent2"> do the people not tremble? <p class="indent1"> If calamity comes to a city, <p class="indent2"> has not the LORD caused it? <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Surely the Lord GOD does nothing <p class="indent2"> without revealing His plan <p class="indent2"> to His servants the prophets. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The lion has roared—<p class="indent2"> who will not fear? <p class="indent1"> The Lord GOD has spoken—<p class="indent2"> who will not prophesy? <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod <p class="indent2"> and to the citadels of Egypt: <p class="indent1">“Assemble on the mountains of Samaria; <p class="indent2"> see the great unrest in the city <p class="indent2"> and the acts of oppression in her midst.” <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“For they know not how to do right,” <p class="indent2"> declares the LORD. <p class="indent1">“They store up violence and destruction <p class="indent2"> in their citadels.” <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: <p class="indent1stline">“An enemy<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> will surround the land; <p class="indent2"> he will pull down your strongholds <p class="indent2"> and plunder your citadels.” <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>This is what the LORD says: <p class="indent1stline">“As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion <p class="indent2"> two legs or a piece of an ear, <p class="indent1"> so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued <p class="indent2"> having just the corner of a bed <p class="indent2"> or the cushion of a couch.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, <p class="indent2"> declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions, <p class="indent2"> I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel; <p class="indent1"> the horns of the altar will be cut off, <p class="indent2"> and they will fall to the ground. <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/amos/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I will tear down the winter house <p class="indent2"> along with the summer house; <p class="indent1"> the houses of ivory will also perish, <p class="indent2"> and the great houses will come to an end,” <p class="selah"> declares the LORD.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>chosen</i><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>without an appointment to meet</i><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>An adversary</i><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Or <i>so will the Israelites be snatched away, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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