Amos 3:1-8

English Standard Version

Israel's Guilt and Punishment

3 ^(A)Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:

²^(B)“You only have I known
of all the families of the earth;
^(C)therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.

³“Do two walk together,
    unless they have agreed to meet?
⁴Does 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?
⁵Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth,
    when there is no trap for it?
Does a snare spring up from the ground,
    when it has taken nothing?
⁶^(D)Is a trumpet blown in a city,
    and the people are not afraid?
^(E)Does disaster come to a city,
    unless the Lord has done it?

⁷“For the Lord God does nothing
    ^(F)without revealing his secret
    to his servants the prophets.
⁸The lion has roared;
    who will not fear?
^(G)The Lord God has spoken;
    who can but prophesy?”