Amos 3:7-15 ▼

7 Indeed, the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing his counsel to his servants the prophets.

8 A lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken; who will not prophesy?

9 Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt: Assemble on the mountains of Samaria, and see the great turmoil in the city and the acts of oppression within it.

10 The people are incapable of doing right — this is the LORD’s declaration — those who store up violence and destruction in their citadels.

11 Therefore, the Lord GOD says: An enemy will surround the land; he will destroy your strongholds and plunder your citadels.

12 The LORD says: As the shepherd snatches two legs or a piece of an ear from the lion’s mouth, so the Israelites who live in Samaria will be rescued with only the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

13 Listen and testify against the house of Jacob — this is the declaration of the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.

14 I will punish the altars of Bethel on the day I punish Israel for its crimes; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

15 I will demolish the winter house and the summer house; the houses inlaid with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end. This is the LORD’s declaration.