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1Listen to this message that the Lord has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:[#Am 2:10]
2I have known only you[#Ex 19:5-6; Dt 4:32-37]
out of all the clans of the earth;
therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
3Can two walk together[#Lv 26:23-24]
without agreeing to meet?
4Does a lion roar in the forest[#Ps 104:21; Hs 5:14; 11:10]
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?
5Does a bird land in a trap on the ground
if there is no bait for it?
Does a trap spring from the ground
when it has caught nothing?
6If a ram’s horn is blown in a city,[#Jr 4:5,19,21; 6:1; Hs 5:8; Zph 1:16]
aren’t people afraid?
If a disaster occurs in a city,
hasn’t the Lord done it?
7Indeed, the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His counsel
to His servants the prophets.
8A lion has roared;[#Am 1:2]
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who will not prophesy?
9Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod[#1Sm 5:1; Am 1:8]
and on the citadels in the land of Egypt:
Assemble on the mountains of Samaria
and see the great turmoil in the city
and the acts of oppression within it.
10The people are incapable of doing right —[#Ps 14:4; Jr 4:22; Am 5:7; 6:12]
this is the Lord ’s declaration —
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
11Therefore, the Lord God says:
An enemy will surround the land;
he will destroy your strongholds
and plunder your citadels.
12The Lord says:
As the shepherd snatches two legs
or a piece of an ear
from the lion’s mouth,
so the Israelites who live in Samaria
will be rescued
with only the corner of a bed
or the cushion of a couch.
13Listen and testify against the house of Jacob —[#Ezk 2:7]
this is the declaration of the Lord God ,
the God of Hosts.
14I will punish the altars of Bethel[#Hs 10:5-8,14-15; Am 4:4; 5:5-6; 7:10,13]
on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15I will demolish the winter house[#Jr 36:22]
and the summer house;
the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed,
and the great houses will come to an end.
This is the Lord ’s declaration.