Amos 3:11-13

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¹¹Therefore, the Lord God says:

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

¹²The 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)

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

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Footnotes

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

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