NASB — Amos 3 — KJV

All the Tribes Are Guilty

1 Hear° this° word° which° the LORD° has spoken° against° you, sons° of Israel°, against° the entire° Iafamily° which° IIHe brought° up from the land° of Egypt°:
  2aYou only° have I Ichosen° among° all° the families° of the earth°;
  Therefore°° I will IIbpunish° you for all° your iniquities°.”
  3 Do two° men walk° together° unless° they have made° an Iappointment°?
  4 Does a alion° roar° in the forest° when he has° no° prey°?
  Does a young° lion° Igrowl°° from his den° unless°° he has captured° [something]?
  5 Does a bird° fall° into a trap° on the ground° when there° is no° Ibait° in it?
  Does a trap° spring° up from the earth° when it captures° nothing° at all°?
  6 If° a atrumpet° is blown° in a city° will not the people° tremble°?
  If° a bcalamity° occurs° in a city° has not the LORD° done° it?
  7 ISurely° the Lord° IIGOD° does° nothing°°
  Unless°° He areveals° His secret° counsel°
  To His servants° the prophets°.
  8 A alion° has roared°! Who° will not fear°?
  The bLord° IGOD° has spoken°! cWho° can but prophesy°?

[1] II.e. nation IILit I aJr 8:3; 13:11
[2] ILit known IILit visit aGn 18:19; Ex 19:5, 6; Dt 4:32-37; 7:6 bJr 14:10; Ezk 20:36; Dn 9:12; Ro 2:9
[3] IOr agreement
[4] ILit give his voice aPs 104:21; Ho 5:14; 11:10
[5] IOr striker-bar set
[6] aJr 4:5, 19, 21; 6:1; Ho 5:8; Zp 1:16 bIs 14:24-27; 45:7
[7] IOr For IIHeb YHWH aGn 6:13; 18:17; Jr 23:22; Dn 9:22; Jn 15:15
[8] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch aAm 1:2 bJna 1:1-3; 3:1-3 cJr 20:9; Ac 4:20

9 ¶ Proclaim° on the citadels° in aAshdod° and on the citadels° in the land° of Egypt° and say°, “Assemble° yourselves on the bmountains° of Samaria° and see° [the] great° tumults° within° her and [the] coppressions° in her midst°. 10 But they ado not know° how to do° what° is right°,” declares° the LORD°, “these who bhoard° up Iviolence° and devastation° in their citadels°.”

[9] a1S 5:1 bAm 4:1; 6:1 cAm 5:11; 8:6
[10] II.e. the booty from violence aPs 14:4; Jr 4:22; Am 5:7; 6:12 bHab 2:8-10; Zp 1:9; Zc 5:3, 4

11 ¶ Therefore°, thus° says° the Lord° GOD°,
  “An aenemy°, even one° surrounding° the land°,
  Will pull° down° your Istrength° from you
  And your bcitadels° will be looted°.”
12 Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Just° as the shepherd° Iasnatches° from the lion’s° mouth° a couple° of legs° or° a piece° of an ear°,
  So° will the sons° of Israel° dwelling° in Samaria° be IIsnatched° away°
  With [the] bcorner° of a bed° and [the] IIIccover° of a couch°!
  13 “Hear° and atestify° against the house° of Jacob°,”
  Declares° the Lord° GOD°, the God° of hosts°.
  14 “For on the day° that I punish° Israel’s° transgressions°,
  I will also punish° the altars° of aBethel°;
  The horns° of the altar° will be cut° off°
  And they will fall° to the ground°.
  15 “I will also smite° the Iawinter° house° together° with the bsummer° house°;
  The houses° of IIcivory° will also perish°
  And the dgreat° houses° will come° to an end°,”
  Declares° the LORD°.

[11] IOr stronghold aAm 6:14 bAm 2:5
[12] IOr delivers IIOr delivered IIILit damask a1S 17:34-37 bPs 132:3 cEs 1:6; 7:8; Am 6:4
[13] aEzk 2:7
[14] a2K 23:15; Ho 10:5-8, 14, 15; Am 4:4; 5:5, 6; 7:10, 13
[15] IOr autumn III.e. ivory inlay aJr 36:22 bJg 3:20 c1K 22:39; Ps 45:8 dAm 2:5; 6:11


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The necessity of God's judgment against Israel.

1 ¶ Hearºª² this² wordº that² the LORDº hath spokenºª against² you, O childrenº of Israel,º against² the whole² familyº which² I brought upºª from the landº² of Egypt,º saying,ºª 2 You only² have I knownºª of all²² the familiesº of the earth:º therefore²² I will punishºª² you² for all² your iniquities.º 3 Can twoº walk¹ª² together,º exceptº² they be agreed?ºª 4 Will a lionº roarºª in the forest,º when he hath no² prey?º will a young lionº cry²² out¹ª¹ of his den,º² if² he have takenºª nothing?º 5 Can a birdº fallºª in² a snareº upon the earth,º where no² ginº [is] for him? shall [one] take upºª a snareº from² the earth,º and have taken¹ª nothing at all?ºª² 6 Shall a trumpetº be blownºª in the city,º and the peopleº not² be afraid?ºª shall there be² evilº in a city,º and the LORDº hath not² doneºª [it]? 7 Surely² the Lordº GODº will doºª nothing,º² but²² he revealethºª his secretº unto² his servantsº the prophets.º 8 The lionº hath roared,ºª who² will notº fear?ºª the Lordº GODº hath spoken,ºª who² can but² prophesy?ºª

[1] 2Ch 20:15; Is 46:3; 48:12; Jr 8:3; 31:1; 33:24; Ezk 37:16; Ho 4:1; 5:1; Am 2:10; Mi 3:1; Rv 2:29.
[2] Gn 10:32; Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6; 10:15; 26:18; 32:9; Ps 147:19; Is 63:19; Jr 1:15; 9:25; 10:25; 11:22; 13:21; Ezk 9:6; 20:36; Dn 9:12; Ho 2:13; 8:13; 9:9; Na 3:4; Zc 14:17; Mt 11:20; Lk 12:47; Ac 17:26; Ro 2:9; 1P 4:17.
[3] Gn 5:22; 6:9; 17:1; 2Co 6:14.
[4] Ps 104:21; Ho 11:10; Am 1:2; 3:8.
[5] Ec 9:12; Jr 31:28; Dn 9:14.
[6] Gn 50:20; Is 14:24; 45:7; Jr 4:5; 5:22; 6:1; 10:7; Ezk 33:3; Ho 5:8; Zp 1:16; Ac 2:23; 4:28; 2Co 5:11.
[7] Gn 6:13; 18:17; 1K 22:19; 2K 3:17; 6:12; 22:13, 20; Ps 25:14; Dn 9:22; 10:21; 11:2; Jn 15:15; Rv 1:1, 19; 4:1; 6:1.
[8] Jb 32:18; Jr 20:9; Am 1:2; 2:12; 3:4; 7:12; Ac 4:20; 5:20, 29; 1Co 9:16; Rv 5:5.

The publication of it, with the causes thereof.

9 ¶ Publishºª in² the palacesº at Ashdod,º and in² the palacesº in the landº of Egypt,º and say,ºª Assemble¹ª yourselves² upon² the mountainsº of Samaria,º and beholdºª the greatº tumultsº in the midst¹² thereof, and the oppressedº in the midst¹² thereof. 10 For they knowºª not² to doºª right,º saithºª the LORD,º who store¹ª up² violenceº and robberyº in their palaces.º 11 Therefore² thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD;º An adversaryº [there shall be] even round aboutº the land;º and he shall bring downºª thy strengthº from² thee, and thy palacesº shall be spoiled.ºª 12 Thus² saithºª the LORD;º As² the shepherdºª taketh² out¹ª of the mouthº² of the lionº twoº legs,º or² a pieceº of an ear;º so² shall the childrenº of Israelº be taken outºª that dwellºª in Samariaº in the cornerº of a bed,º and in Damascusº [in] a couch.º 13 Hearºª ye, and testifyºª in the houseº of Jacob,º saithºª the Lordº GOD,º the Godº of hosts,º 14 That² in the dayº that I shall visitºª the transgressionsº of Israelº upon² him I will also visitºª² the altarsº of Bethel:º and the hornsº of the altarº shall be cut off,ºª and fallºª to the ground.º 15 And I will smiteºª the winterº houseº with² the summerº house;º and the housesº of ivoryº shall perish,ºª and the greatº housesº shall have an end,ºª saithºª the LORD.º

[9] Dt 29:24; 1S 5:1; 2S 1:20; Jr 2:10; 22:8; 31:5, 7; 46:14; 50:2; Ezk 36:8; 37:22; Am 1:8; 4:1; 6:1; 8:6.
[10] Ps 14:4; Jr 4:22; 5:4; Hab 2:8; Zp 1:9; Zc 5:3; Jm 5:3; 2P 3:5.
[11] 2K 15:19, 29; 17:3; 18:9; 2Ch 36:19; Is 7:17; 8:7; 10:5, 9; Ho 11:5; Am 2:5; 3:10, 15; 6:8, 14.
[12] 1S 17:34; 1K 20:30, 34; 22:25; 2K 16:9; Is 8:4; 17:1; 31:4; Am 9:2; Ro 11:4.
[13] Dt 8:19; 30:18; Jsh 22:22; 2K 17:13, 15; 2Ch 24:19; Is 1:24; Am 5:27; Ac 2:40; 18:5; 20:21; Ep 4:17; 1Th 4:6.
[14] Ex 32:34; 1K 13:2; 2K 23:15; 2Ch 31:1; 34:6; Ho 10:5, 14; Am 9:1; Mi 1:6.
[15] Jg 3:20; 1K 22:39; Is 5:9; Jr 36:22; Am 3:11; 6:11.


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