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Amos 3

All the Tribes Are Guilty

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Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire  1 afamily which  2He brought up from the land of Egypt:

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aYou only have I  1chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will  2 bpunish you for all your iniquities."

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Do two men walk together unless they have made an  1appointment?

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Does a  alion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion  1growl from his den unless he has captured something?

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Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no  1bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?

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If a  atrumpet is blown in a city will not the people tremble? If a  bcalamity occurs in a city has not the LORD done it?

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 1Surely the Lord  2GOD does nothing Unless He  areveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets.

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A  alion has roared! Who will not fear? The  bLord  1GOD has spoken!  cWho can but prophesy?

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Proclaim on the citadels in  aAshdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, "Assemble yourselves on the  bmountains of Samaria and see the great tumults within her and the  coppressions in her midst.

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"But they  ado not know how to do what is right," declares the LORD, "these who  bhoard up  1violence and devastation in their citadels."

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Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "An  aenemy, even one surrounding the land, Will pull down your  1strength from you And your  bcitadels will be looted."

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Thus says the LORD, "Just as the shepherd  1 asnatches from the lion's mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear, So will the sons of Israel dwelling in Samaria be  2snatched away-- With the  bcorner of a bed and the  3 ccover of a couch!

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"Hear and  atestify against the house of Jacob," Declares the Lord GOD, the God of hosts.

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"For on the day that I punish Israel's transgressions, I will also punish the altars of  aBethel; The horns of the altar will be cut off And they will fall to the ground.

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"I will also smite the  1 awinter house together with the  bsummer house; The houses of  2 civory will also perish And the  dgreat houses will come to an end," Declares the LORD.



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