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1 Listen, you Israelites, to this message which the LORD is proclaiming against you! This message is for the entire clan I brought up from the land of Egypt: 2 I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.| 3 Do two walk together without having met? 4 Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something? 5 Does a bird swoop down into a trap on the ground if there is no bait? Does a trap spring up from the ground unless it has surely caught something? 6 If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible? 7 Certainly the sovereign LORD does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. 8 A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign LORD has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy? Amos 3:1-8, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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