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Amos 3:11-13
Contemporary English Version
Amos 3:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 And so the Lord God has sworn
that they will be surrounded.
Enemies will break through
their defenses
and steal their treasures.
12 The Lord has promised
that only a few from Samaria
will escape with their lives
and with some broken pieces
of their beds and couches.[a]
It will be like when a shepherd
rescues two leg bones
and part of a sheep's ear
from the jaws of a lion.[b]
The Altars at Bethel
13 The Lord God All-Powerful
told me to speak this message
against Jacob's descendants:
Footnotes
- 3.12 some … couches: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 3.12 lion: When a wild animal attacked and killed a sheep, the shepherd had to rescue part of the sheep and take it to the owner as proof that it had been killed by an animal. Otherwise, the shepherd had to pay the owner the cost of the sheep.
Amos 3:11-13
New International Version
Amos 3:11-13
New International Version
11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.(A)”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(B) mouth
only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
with only the head of a bed
and a piece of fabric[a] from a couch.[b](C)”
13 “Hear this and testify(D) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
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