Amos 3:1-10 ▼

1 Listen to this message that the LORD has spoken against you, Israelites, against the entire clan that I brought from the land of Egypt:

2 I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.

3 Can two walk together without agreeing to meet?

4 Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?

5 Does a bird land in a trap on the ground if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has caught nothing?

6 If a ram’s horn is blown in a city, aren’t people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city, hasn’t the LORD done it?

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.