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1 Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities. 3 Will two walk together, Except they have agreed? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, When he hath no prey? Will a young lion give forth his voice out of his den, If he have taken nothing? 5 Will a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, Where there is no lure for it? Will a snare spring up from the ground, And have taken nothing at all? 6 Shall the horn be blown in a city, And the people not tremble? Shall evil befall a city, And the LORD hath not done it? 7 For the Lord GOD will do nothing, But He revealeth His counsel unto His servants the prophets. 8 The lion hath roared, Who will not fear? The Lord GOD hath spoken, Who can but prophesy? Amos 3:1-8, JPS Tanakh 1917. Public domain.
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