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Amos, Chapter 3

¹ Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire^a I.e. nationfamily which^b Lit IHe brought up from the land of Egypt:	1 Jer 8:3 Jer 13:11
² “You only have I^c Lit knownchosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will^d Lit visitpunish you for all your iniquities.”	2 Gen 18:19 Exo 19:5 Exo 19:6 Deu 4:32-37 Deu 7:6 Jer 14:10 Eze 20:36 Dan 9:12 Rom 2:9
³ Do two men walk together unless they have made an^e Or agreementappointment?
⁴ Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion^f Lit give his voicegrowl from his den unless he has captured something?	4 Psa 104:21 Hos 5:14 Hos 11:10
⁵ Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no^g Or striker-bar setbait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
⁶ If a trumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a calamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?	6 Jer 4:5 Jer 4:19 Jer 4:21 Jer 6:1 Hos 5:8 Zep 1:16 Isa 14:24-27 Isa 45:7
⁷ ^h Or ForSurely the Lordⁱ Heb YHWHGOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets.	7 Gen 6:13 Gen 18:17 Jer 23:22 Dan 9:22 Joh 15:15
⁸ A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord^jGOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?	8 Amo 1:2 Jon 1:1-3 Jon 3:1-3 Jer 20:9 Act 4:20
⁹ Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see the great tumults within her and the oppressions in her midst. ¹⁰ But they do not know how to do what is right,” declares the LORD, “these who hoard up^k I.e. the booty from violenceviolence and devastation in their citadels.”	9 Sa1 5:1 Amo 4:1 Amo 6:1 Amo 5:11 Amo 8:6 10 Psa 14:4 Jer 4:22 Amo 5:7 Amo 6:12 Hab 2:8-10 Zep 1:9 Zec 5:3 Zec 5:4
¹¹ Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, “An enemy, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your^l Or strongholdstrength from you And your citadels will be looted.”	11 Amo 6:14 Amo 2:5
¹² Thus says the LORD, “Just as the shepherd^m Or deliverssnatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria beⁿ Or deliveredsnatched away— With the corner of a bed and the^o Lit damaskcover of a couch!	12 Sa1 17:34-37 Psa 132:3 Est 1:6 Est 7:8 Amo 6:4
¹³ “Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,” Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.	13 Eze 2:7
¹⁴ “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions, I will also punish the altars of Bethel; The horns of the altar will be cut off And they will fall to the ground.	14 Ki2 23:15 Hos 10:5-8 Hos 10:14 Hos 10:15 Amo 4:4 Amo 5:5 Amo 5:6 Amo 7:10 Amo 7:13
¹⁵ “I will also smite the^p Or autumnwinter house together with the summer house; The houses of^q I.e. ivory inlayivory will also perish And the great houses will come to an end,” Declares the LORD.	15 Jer 36:22 Jdg 3:20 Ki1 22:39 Psa 45:8 Amo 2:5 Amo 6:11


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