Amos 3:9-15
New Living Translation
9 Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[a]
and to the great ones of Egypt:
“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,
and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”
10 “My people have forgotten how to do right,”
says the Lord.
“Their fortresses are filled with wealth
taken by theft and violence.
11 Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord,
“an enemy is coming!
He will surround them and shatter their defenses.
Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth
will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.
So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,
and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.[b]
13 “Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,[c]” says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
14 “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,
I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy—
their winter mansions and their summer houses, too—
all their palaces filled with ivory,”
says the Lord.
Amos 3:9-15
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Make it heard on the citadels in (A)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Gather yourselves on the (B)mountains of Samaria and see the great confusions within her and the (C)oppressions in her midst. 10 But they (D)do not know how to do what is right,” declares Yahweh, “these who (E)hoard up [a]violence and devastation in their citadels.”
11 Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,
“An (F)adversary, even one surrounding the land,
Will pull down your [b]strength from you,
And your (G)citadels will be plundered.”
12 Thus says Yahweh,
“Just as the shepherd (H)delivers from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel inhabiting Samaria be delivered—
With the (I)corner of a bed and the [c](J)cover of a couch!
13 Hear and (K)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts.
14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s transgressions,
I will also punish the altars of (L)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut in pieces,
And they will fall to the ground.
15 I will also strike the [d](M)winter house together with the (N)summer house;
The houses of [e](O)ivory will also perish,
And the (P)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares Yahweh.
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