he lurks in ambush like (A)a lion in his (B)thicket;
he (C)lurks that he may seize the poor;
    he seizes the poor when he draws him into his (D)net.

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    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(A)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(B)

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12 He is like a lion eager to tear,
    as a young lion (A)lurking in ambush.

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12 They are like a lion(A) hungry for prey,(B)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

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For behold, they (A)lie in wait for my life;
    fierce men (B)stir up strife against me.
(C)For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,

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See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(A) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.

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(A)The godly has perished from the earth,
    and (B)there is no one upright among mankind;
(C)they all lie in wait for blood,
    and (D)each hunts the other with a net.

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The faithful have been swept from the land;(A)
    not one(B) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(C) to shed blood;(D)
    they hunt each other(E) with nets.(F)

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10 All my (A)bones shall say,
    “O Lord, (B)who is like you,
delivering the poor
    from him who is too strong for him,
    the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

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10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(A) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(B) for them,
    the poor and needy(C) from those who rob them.”

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12 He who is (A)a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (B)leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and (C)scatters them.

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12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.(A) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

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The sound of (A)the wail of (B)the shepherds,
    for their glory is ruined!
The sound of the roar of (C)the lions,
    (D)for the thicket of the Jordan is ruined!

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Listen to the wail of the shepherds;
    their rich pastures are destroyed!
Listen to the roar of the lions;(A)
    the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!(B)

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14 You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,
    who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,
    rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.

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14 With his own spear you pierced his head
    when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,(A)
gloating as though about to devour
    the wretched(B) who were in hiding.

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11 Where is the lions' den,
    the feeding place of (A)the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
    where his cubs were, with (B)none to disturb?
12 (C)The lion tore enough for his cubs
    and (D)strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
    and his dens with torn flesh.

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11 Where now is the lions’ den,(A)
    the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
    and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
12 The lion killed(B) enough for his cubs
    and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs(C) with the kill
    and his dens with the prey.(D)

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11 Therefore because you (A)trample on[a] the poor
    and you exact taxes of grain from him,
(B)you have built houses of hewn stone,
    but you shall not dwell in them;
(C)you have planted pleasant vineyards,
    but you shall not drink their wine.
12 For I know how many are your transgressions
    and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who (D)take a bribe,
    and (E)turn aside the needy (F)in the gate.

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 5:11 Or you tax

11 You levy a straw tax on the poor(A)
    and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,(B)
    you will not live in them;(C)
though you have planted lush vineyards,
    you will not drink their wine.(D)
12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(E)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(F)
    and deprive the poor(G) of justice in the courts.(H)

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Does a lion roar in the forest,
    when he has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from his den,
    if he has taken nothing?

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Does a lion roar(A) in the thicket
    when it has no prey?(B)
Does it growl in its den
    when it has caught nothing?

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Judgment on Israel

Thus says the Lord:

(A)“For three transgressions of Israel,
    and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because (B)they sell the righteous for (C)silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals—
those who trample the head of the poor (D)into the dust of the earth
    and (E)turn aside the way of the afflicted;
(F)a man and his father go in to the same girl,
    so that my holy name is profaned;

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Judgment on Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Israel,
    even for four, I will not relent.(A)
They sell the innocent for silver,
    and the needy for a pair of sandals.(B)
They trample on the heads of the poor
    as on the dust of the ground
    and deny justice to the oppressed.
Father and son use the same girl
    and so profane my holy name.(C)

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29 The people of the land (A)have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and (B)have extorted from the sojourner without justice.

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29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery;(A) they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner,(B) denying them justice.(C)

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