Amos 3:1-10 ▼

1 Listen to this message which I, the LORD, have spoken against you Israelites, against your whole family that I brought out of Egypt.

2 Out of all the families on earth, I have known no one else but you. That is why I am going to punish you for all your sins.

3 Do two people ever walk together without meeting first?

4 Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den unless it has caught something?

5 Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there's no bait in it? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has caught something?

6 If a ram's horn sounds an alarm in a city, won't the people be alarmed? If there is a disaster in a city, hasn't the LORD done it?

7 Certainly, the Almighty LORD doesn't do anything unless he [first] reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

8 The lion has roared. Who isn't afraid? The Almighty LORD has spoken. Who can keep from prophesying?

9 Announce in the palaces of Ashdod and in the palaces of Egypt, |Gather together on the mountains of Samaria. See the widespread confusion and oppression in Samaria.|

10 Those who collect profits in their palaces through violent and destructive acts don't know how to do what is right, declares the LORD.