Amos 3:6-15 ▼

6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD {YHWH} caused it?

7 Surely the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

8 The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} has spoken—who will not prophesy?

9 Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod (powerful) and to the citadels of Egypt (land of bondage): “Assemble on the mountains of Samaria (watch mountain); see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst.”

10 “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD {YHWH}. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”

11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: “An enemy (An adversary) will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”

12 This is what the LORD {YHWH} says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites (God prevails) dwelling in Samaria (watch mountain) will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob (he grasps the heel), declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH}, the God {Elohe} of Hosts.

14 On the day I punish Israel (he wrestles with God) for their transgressions, I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel (house of God); the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

15 I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD {YHWH}.