Amos 3:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An enemy shall surround the land,
tear down your fortresses,
and pillage your strongholds.
12 Thus says the Lord:
As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion
a pair of sheep’s legs or the tip of an ear,
So shall the Israelites escape,
those who dwell in Samaria,
With the corner of a couch
or a piece of a cot.[a]
13 Hear and bear witness against the house of Jacob—
an oracle of the Lord God, the God of hosts:
Footnotes
- 3:12 The “escape” is clearly a disaster, not a deliverance.
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