Amos:3

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* Hear this Word that Jehovah has spoken against you , O sons of Israel , against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt , saying : * You only have I known of all the families of the earth . Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities . * Can two walk together except they are agreed ? * Will a lion roar in the forest when there is no prey for him ? Will a young lion cry out of his den unless he has caught something ? * Will a bird fall into a trap on the ground , where there is no bait for it ? Will a trap spring up from the ground , and it has caught nothing at all ? * If a shofar is blown in a city , will the people not also tremble ? If there is calamity in a city , will not even Jehovah have done it ? * Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets . * A lion has roared ! Who will not fear ? The Lord Jehovah has spoken ! Who can but prophesy ? * Proclaim in the palaces in Ashdod , and in the palaces in the land of Egypt , and say , Gather yourselves on the mountains of Samaria and see great tumults in its midst , and oppressions in its midst . * For they do not know to do right , declares Jehovah , who store up violence and robbery in their palaces . * Therefore the Lord Jehovah says this : An enemy shall be all around the land . And he shall bring down your strength from you , and your fortresses shall be plundered . * Thus says Jehovah , As the shepherd snatches two legs out of the mouth of the lion , or a piece of an ear , so shall the sons of Israel be snatched , those who dwell in Samaria in a corner of a bed , and in Damascus on a couch . * Hear and testify in the house of Jacob , declares the Lord Jehovah the God of Hosts . * For in the day that I punish the transgressions of Israel upon him , I will also attend to the altars of Bethel . And the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground . * And I will strike the winter house along with the summer house ; and the houses of ivory shall perish , and the great houses shall come to an end , declares Jehovah .

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