11 Therefore, the Lord God says:

An enemy(A) will surround the land;
he will destroy(B) your strongholds
and plunder your citadels.(C)

12 The Lord says:

As the shepherd snatches two legs
or a piece of an ear
from the lion’s mouth,(D)
so the Israelites who live in Samaria
will be rescued
with only the corner of a bed(E)
or the[a] cushion[b] of a couch.[c](F)

13 Listen and testify(G) against the house of Jacob—
this is the declaration of the Lord God,
the God of Hosts.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:12 Or Israelites will be rescued, those who sit in Samaria on a corner of a bed or a
  2. Amos 3:12 Hb obscure
  3. Amos 3:12 LXX, Aq, Sym, Theod, Syr, Tg, Vg read or in Damascus

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