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Amos 3,1-15
Chapter III.
1 The necessitie of Gods iudgement against Israel. 9 The publication of it, with the causes thereof.
1 Heare this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family, which I brought vp from the land of Egypt, saying;
2 You onely haue I knowen of all the families of the earth: therefore I will [ Hebrew: visit vpon.] punish you for all your iniquities.
3 Can two walke together, except they be agreed?
[Gods visitation.]
4 Will a lyon roare in the forrest, when he hath no pray? will a young lyon [ Hebrew: giue foorth his voyce.] cry out of his den, if he haue taken nothing?
5 Can a bird fall in a snare vpon the earth, where no ginne is for him? shall one take vp a snare from the earth, and haue taken nothing at all?
6 Shall a trumpet be blowen in the citie, and the people [ Or, not runne together.] not be afraid? shall there be euill in a citie, [ Or, and shall not the L. doe somewhat?] and the Lord hath not done it?
7 Surely the Lord God will doe nothing, but he reuealeth his secret vnto his seruants the Prophets.
8 The lyon hath roared, Who will not feare? the Lord God hath spoken, Who can but prophecie?
9 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say; Assemble your selues vpon the mountaines of Samaria: and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the [ Or, oppressions.] oppressed in the midst thereof.
10 For they know not to doe right, saith the Lord; who store vp violence, and [ Or, spoile.] robberie in their palaces.
11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, An aduersarie there shall be euen round about the land: and he shal bring downe thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
12 Thus saith the Lord, As the shepheard [ Hebrew: deliuereth.] taketh out of the mouth of the lyon two legges or a piece of an eare; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in the corner of a bed, and in [ Or, on the beds feete.] Damascus in a couch.
13 Heare yee and testifie in the house of Iacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hostes;
14 That in the day that I shall [ Or, punish Israel for.] visite the transgressions of Israel vpon him, I will also visite the altars of Bethel, and the hornes of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of yuorie shall perish, and the great houses shall haue an end, saith the Lord.