Hosea 5:14
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14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim,
like a young lion to the house of Judah;(A)
It is I who tear the prey and depart,
I carry it away and no one can save it.(B)
Amos 1:2
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2 He said:
The Lord roars from Zion,[a]
and raises his voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds languish,
and the summit of Carmel withers.(A)
Footnotes
- 1:2 Significantly, the roar comes to the Northern Kingdom from Jerusalem. This verse, perhaps an editorial remark, sets the tone of Amos’s message.
Amos 3:8
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8 The lion has roared,
who would not fear?(A)
The Lord God has spoken,
who would not prophesy?
Amos 3:12
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12 Thus says the Lord:
As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion
a pair of sheep’s legs or the tip of an ear,
So shall the Israelites escape,
those who dwell in Samaria,
With the corner of a couch
or a piece of a cot.[a]
Footnotes
- 3:12 The “escape” is clearly a disaster, not a deliverance.
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