AMOS Chapter 3 (GNB)
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3:1
People of Israel, listen to this message which the LORD has spoken about you,
the entire nation that he brought out of Egypt: |
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3:2
"Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and
cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must
punish you for them." |
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3:3
Do two people start traveling together without arranging to meet? |
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3:4
Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young
lion growl in his den unless he has caught something? |
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3:5
Does a bird get caught in a trap if the trap has not been baited? Does a trap
spring unless something sets it off ? |
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3:6
Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does
disaster strike a city unless the LORD sends it? |
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3:7
The Sovereign LORD never does anything without revealing his plan to his
servants, the prophets. |
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3:8
When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign LORD
speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message? |
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3:9
Announce to those who live in the palaces of Egypt and Ashdod: "Gather
together in the hills around Samaria and see the great disorder and the
crimes being committed there." |
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3:10
The LORD says, "These people fill their mansions with things taken by
crime and violence. They don't even know how to be honest. |
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3:11
And so an enemy will surround their land, destroy their defenses, and plunder
their mansions." |
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3:12
The LORD says, "As a shepherd recovers only two legs or an ear of a
sheep that a lion has eaten, so only a few will survive of Samaria's people,
who now recline on luxurious couches. |
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3:13
Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign LORD
Almighty. |
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3:14
"On the day when I punish the people of Israel for their sins, I will
destroy the altars of Bethel. The corners of every altar will be broken off
and will fall to the ground. |
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3:15
I will destroy winter houses and summer houses. The houses decorated with
ivory will fall in ruins; every large house will be destroyed." |
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