Amos 3
The Roar of the
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Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel,
against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt,
saying,
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You only have I known of all the families
of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your
iniquities.
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3 |
Can two walk together, except they be
agreed?
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Will a lion roar in the forest, when he
hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken
nothing?
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Can a bird fall in a snare upon the
earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a
snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
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6 |
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and
the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the
LORD hath not done it?
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Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the
prophets.
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The lion hath roared, who will not fear?
the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but
prophesy?
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The Doom of
Samaria |
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Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and
in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves
upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the
midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
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For they know not to do right, saith the
LORD, who store up violence and robbery in
their palaces.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round
about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and
thy palaces shall be spoiled.
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Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the
lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel
be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in
Damascus in a couch.
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Hear ye, and testify in the house of
Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of
hosts,
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That, in the day that I shall visit the
transgressions of Israel upon him, I will also visit the altars of
Beth-el: 2 Kgs. 23.15 and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the
ground.
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And I will smite the winter house with
the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the
great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
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