13 If it is torn by beasts, let him bring it as evidence. He shall not make restitution for what has been torn.

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12 (A)The lion tore enough for his cubs
    and (B)strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
    and his dens with torn flesh.

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And (A)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
    like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(B)which, when it goes through, treads down
    and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

14 Then I said, (A)“Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself.[a] (B)From my youth up till now I have never eaten (C)what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has (D)tainted meat come into my mouth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 4:14 Hebrew my soul (or throat) has never been made unclean

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