Amos 3 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Amo 3:1

Amo 3:1Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, O people of Israel and Judah—against the entire family I rescued from Egypt:

Amo 3:2

Amo 3:2“From among all the families on the earth,
I have been intimate with you alone.
That is why I must punish you
for all your sins.”

Witnesses against Guilty Israel

Amo 3:3

Amo 3:3Can two people walk together
without agreeing on the direction?

Amo 3:4

Amo 3:4Does a lion ever roar in a thicket
without first finding a victim?
Does a young lion growl in its den
without first catching its prey?

Amo 3:5

Amo 3:5Does a bird ever get caught in a trap
that has no bait?
Does a trap spring shut
when there’s nothing to catch?

Amo 3:6

Amo 3:6When the ram’s horn blows a warning,
shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city
unless the LORD has planned it?

Amo 3:7

Amo 3:7Indeed, the Sovereign LORD never does anything
until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.

Amo 3:8

Amo 3:8The lion has roared—
so who isn’t frightened?
The Sovereign LORD has spoken—
so who can refuse to proclaim his message?

Amo 3:9

Amo 3:9Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[fn]
and to the great ones of Egypt:
“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,
and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”

Amo 3:10

Amo 3:10“My people have forgotten how to do right,”
says the LORD.
“Their fortresses are filled with wealth
taken by theft and violence.

Amo 3:11

Amo 3:11Therefore,” says the Sovereign LORD,
“an enemy is coming!
He will surround them and shatter their defenses.
Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”

Amo 3:12

Amo 3:12This is what the LORD says:
“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth
will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.
So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,
and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.[fn]

Amo 3:13

Amo 3:13“Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,[fn]” says the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies.

Amo 3:14

Amo 3:14“On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,
I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.

Amo 3:15

Amo 3:15And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy—
their winter mansions and their summer houses, too—
all their palaces filled with ivory,”
says the LORD.

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NLT Footnotes

(3:9)

Hebrew Ashdod.

(3:12)

The meaning of the Hebrew in this sentence is uncertain.

(3:13)

Hebrew the house of Jacob. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.

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