Amos 3:1-8

Common English Bible

Words of doom for Israel

3 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought out of the land of Egypt:

²You only have I loved so deeply
        of all the families of the earth.
    Therefore, I will punish you
        for all your wrongdoing.
³    Will two people walk together
        unless they have agreed to do so?^[a]
⁴    Does a lion roar in the forest
        when it has no prey?
    Does a young lion cry out from its den
        if it has caught nothing?
⁵    Will a bird fall into a trap on the ground
        when there is no bait for it?
    Will a trap spring up from the ground
        when it has taken nothing?
⁶    If a ram’s horn is blown in a city,
        won’t people tremble?
    If disaster falls on a city,
        is it the Lord who has done it?
⁷    Surely the Lord God does nothing
        without revealing his secret
        to his servants the prophets.