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Amos 3:9-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Amos 3:9-15
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Proclaim to the strongholds in Ashdod
and to the strongholds in the land of Egypt,
and say, “Assemble yourselves on Mount[a] Samaria,
and see what great tumults are within it
and what oppressions are in its midst.”(A)
10 They do not know how to do right, says the Lord,
those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.(B)
11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An adversary shall surround the land
and strip you of your defense,
and your strongholds shall be plundered.(C)
12 Thus says the Lord: As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so shall the people of Israel who live in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part[b] of a bed.(D)
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,
says the Lord God, the God of hosts:(E)
14 On the day I punish Israel for its transgressions,
I will punish the altars of Bethel,
and the horns of the altar shall be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house as well as the summer house,
and the houses of ivory shall perish,
and the great houses[c] shall come to an end,
says the Lord.(F)
Amos 3:9-15
New International Version
Amos 3:9-15
New International Version
9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod(A)
and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;(B)
see the great unrest within her
and the oppression among her people.”
10 “They do not know how to do right,(C)” declares the Lord,
“who store up in their fortresses(D)
what they have plundered(E) and looted.”
11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.(F)”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(G) 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](H)”
13 “Hear this and testify(I) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
14 “On the day I punish(J) Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;(K)
the horns(L) of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house(M)
along with the summer house;(N)
the houses adorned with ivory(O) will be destroyed
and the mansions(P) will be demolished,(Q)”
declares the Lord.(R)
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