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Amos 3:12-14
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Amos 3:12-14
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
12 The Lord says:
As the shepherd snatches two legs
or a piece of an ear
from the lion’s mouth,(A)
so the Israelites who live in Samaria
will be rescued
with only the corner of a bed(B)
or the[a] cushion[b] of a couch.[c],(C)
13 Listen and testify(D) against the house of Jacob –
this is the declaration of the Lord God,
the God of Armies.
14 I will punish the altars of Bethel(E)
on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;
the horns of the altar(F) will be cut off
and fall to the ground.(G)
Amos 3:12-14
New International Version
Amos 3:12-14
New International Version
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(A) 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](B)”
13 “Hear this and testify(C) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
Amos 3:12-14
English Standard Version
Amos 3:12-14
English Standard Version
12 Thus says the Lord: (A)“As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, (B)so shall the people of Israel (C)who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part[a] of a bed.
13 “Hear, (D)and testify against the house of Jacob,”
declares the Lord God, (E)the God of hosts,
14 “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions,
(F)I will punish the altars of Bethel,
and (G)the horns of the altar shall be cut off
and fall to the ground.
Footnotes
- Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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