Amos 3:9-15
New American Standard Bible
9 Proclaim on the citadels in (A)Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the (B)mountains of Samaria and see the great panic within her and the (C)oppressions in her midst. 10 But they (D)do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who (E)store up [a]violence and devastation in their citadels.”
11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:
“An (F)enemy, one surrounding the land,
Will take down your fortifications from you,
And your (G)citadels will be looted.”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“Just as the shepherd [b](H)snatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be [c]snatched away—
With the (I)corner of a bed and the [d](J)cover of a couch!
13 Hear and (K)testify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of armies.
14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s offenses,
I will also punish the altars of (L)Bethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off,
And will fall to the ground.
15 I will also strike the (M)winter house together with the (N)summer house;
The houses of [e](O)ivory will also perish,
And the (P)great houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.
Amos 3:9-15
New Living Translation
9 Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[a]
and to the great ones of Egypt:
“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,
and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”
10 “My people have forgotten how to do right,”
says the Lord.
“Their fortresses are filled with wealth
taken by theft and violence.
11 Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord,
“an enemy is coming!
He will surround them and shatter their defenses.
Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth
will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.
So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,
and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.[b]
13 “Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,[c]” says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
14 “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,
I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy—
their winter mansions and their summer houses, too—
all their palaces filled with ivory,”
says the Lord.
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