Amos 3

1 - Hear This Word The Lord Has Spoken Against You, O People Of Israel-against The Whole Family I Brought Up Out Of Egypt:

2 - "You Only Have I Chosen Of All The Families Of The Earth; Therefore I Will Punish You For All Your Sins."

3 - Do Two Walk Together Unless They Have Agreed To Do So?

4 - Does A Lion Roar In The Thicket When He Has No Prey? Does He Growl In His Den When He Has Caught Nothing?

5 - Does A Bird Fall Into A Trap On The Ground Where No Snare Has Been Set? Does A Trap Spring Up From The Earth When There Is Nothing To Catch?

6 - When A Trumpet Sounds In A City, Do Not The People Tremble? When Disaster Comes To A City, Has Not The Lord Caused It?

7 - Surely The Sovereign Lord Does Nothing Without Revealing His Plan To His Servants The Prophets.

8 - The Lion Has Roared- Who Will Not Fear? The Sovereign Lord Has Spoken- Who Can But Prophesy?

9 - Proclaim To The Fortresses Of Ashdod And To The Fortresses Of Egypt: "Assemble Yourselves On The Mountains Of Samaria; See The Great Unrest Within Her And The Oppression Among Her People."

10 - "They Do Not Know How To Do Right," Declares The Lord , "Who Hoard Plunder And Loot In Their Fortresses."

11 - Therefore This Is What The Sovereign Lord Says: "An Enemy Will Overrun The Land; He Will Pull Down Your Strongholds And Plunder Your Fortresses."

12 - This Is What The Lord Says: "As A Shepherd Saves From The Lion's Mouth Only Two Leg Bones Or A Piece Of An Ear, So Will The Israelites Be Saved, Those Who Sit In Samaria On The Edge Of Their Beds And In Damascus On Their Couches. "

13 - "Hear This And Testify Against The House Of Jacob," Declares The Lord, The Lord God Almighty.

14 - "On The Day I Punish Israel For Her Sins, I Will Destroy The Altars Of Bethel; The Horns Of The Altar Will Be Cut Off And Fall To The Ground.

15 - I Will Tear Down The Winter House Along With The Summer House; The Houses Adorned With Ivory Will Be Destroyed And The Mansions Will Be Demolished," Declares The Lord .