Amos 3 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Yahweh Speaks Against Israel

1 Hear ^H8085 this ^H2088 word ^H1697 which ^H834 Yahweh ^H3068 has spoken ^H1696 against ^H5921 you, sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, against ^H5921 the entire ^H3605 [fn]family ^H4940 which ^H834 [fn]He brought ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, saying ^H559,

2 “You only ^H7534 have I known ^H3045 among ^H4480 all ^H3605 the families ^H4940 of the earth ^H127;

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I will [fn]punish ^H6485 you for all ^H3605 your iniquities ^H5771.”

3 Do two ^H8147 men walk ^H1980 together ^H3162 unless ^H1115 they have made ^H3259 an ^H3259 [fn]appointment ^H3259?

4 Does a lion ^H738 roar ^H7580 in the forest ^H3293 when it has ^H369 no ^H369 prey ^H2964?

Does a young ^H3715 lion ^H3715 give ^H5414 forth its voice ^H6963 from its den ^H4585 unless ^H1115 H518 it has captured ^H3920 something?

5 Does a bird ^H6833 fall ^H5307 into a trap ^H6341 on the ground ^H776 when there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 [fn]bait ^H4170 in it?

Does a trap ^H6341 spring ^H5927 up ^H5927 from the earth ^H127 when it captures ^H3920 nothing ^H3808 at ^H3920 all ^H3920?

6 If ^H518 a trumpet ^H7782 is blown ^H8628 in a city ^H5892 will not the people ^H5971 tremble ^H2729?

If ^H518 a calamity ^H7451 happens ^H1961 in a city ^H5892 has not Yahweh ^H3068 done ^H6213 it?

7 [fn]Surely ^H3588 Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068 does ^H6213 nothing ^H3808 H1697

Unless ^H3588 H518 He reveals ^H1540 His secret ^H5475 counsel ^H5475

To His slaves ^H5650 the prophets ^H5030.

8 A lion ^H738 has roared ^H7580! Who ^H4310 will not fear ^H3372?

Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068 has spoken ^H1696! Who ^H4310 can but prophesy ^H5012?

9 Make ^H8085 it heard ^H8085 on the citadels ^H759 in Ashdod ^H795 and on the citadels ^H759 in the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714 and say ^H559, “Gather ^H622 yourselves on the mountains ^H2022 of Samaria ^H8111 and see ^H7200 the great ^H7227 confusions ^H4103 within ^H8432 her and the oppressions ^H6217 in her midst ^H7130.

10 But they do not know ^H3045 how to do ^H6213 what ^H5228 is ^H5228 right ^H5228,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “these who hoard ^H686 up [fn]violence ^H2555 and devastation ^H7701 in their citadels ^H759.”

11 Therefore ^H3651, thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068,

“An adversary ^H6862, even one ^H5439 surrounding ^H5439 the land ^H776,

Will pull ^H3381 down ^H3381 your [fn]strength ^H5797 from you,

And your citadels ^H759 will be plundered ^H962.”

12 Thus ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068,

“Just ^H834 as the shepherd ^H7462 delivers ^H5337 from the lion’s ^H738 mouth ^H6310 a couple ^H8147 of legs ^H3767 or ^H176 a piece ^H915 of an ear ^H241,

So ^H3651 will the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 inhabiting ^H3427 Samaria ^H8111 be delivered ^H5337—

With the corner ^H6285 of a bed ^H4296 and the [fn]cover ^H1833 of a couch ^H6210!

13 “Hear ^H8085 and testify ^H5749 against the house ^H1004 of Jacob ^H3290,”

Declares ^H5002 Lord ^H136 Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of hosts ^H6635.

14 “For on the day ^H3117 that I punish ^H6485 Israel’s ^H3478 transgressions ^H6588,

I will also punish ^H6485 the altars ^H4196 of Bethel ^H1008;

The horns ^H7161 of the altar ^H4196 will be cut ^H1438 in ^H1438 pieces ^H1438,

And they will fall ^H5307 to the ground ^H776.

15 “I will also strike ^H5221 the [fn]winter ^H2779 house ^H1004 together ^H5921 with the summer ^H7019 house ^H1004;

The houses ^H1004 of [fn]ivory ^H8127 will also perish ^H6,

And the great ^H7227 houses ^H1004 will come ^H5486 to ^H5486 an ^H5486 end ^H5486,”

Declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.