Amo 3 | NASB2020 | STEP | Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel , against the entire family which He brought up from the land of Egypt :

Amos 3

All the Tribes Are Guilty

1 Hear this word which the Lord has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire ^{▼▼I.e., nation
,} ^bfamily which ^{▼▼Lit I}He brought up from the land of Egypt:

2 “ ^dYou only have I ^{▼▼Or chosen}known among all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will ^{▼▼Lit visit
,} ^gpunish you for all your wrongdoing.”
3 Do two people walk together unless they have agreed to meet?
4 Does a ^hlion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion ^{▼▼Lit give his voice}growl from his den unless he has captured something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no ^{▼▼Lit snare}device in it?
Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?
6 If a ^ktrumpet is blown in a city, will the people not tremble?
If a ^ldisaster occurs in a city, has the Lord not brought it about?
7 ^{▼▼Or For}Certainly the Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch}God does nothing
Unless He ^oreveals His secret plan
To His servants the prophets.
8 A ^plion has roared! Who will not fear?
The ^qLord God has spoken! ^rWho can do anything but prophesy?
9 Proclaim on the citadels in ^sAshdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the ^tmountains of Samaria and see the great panic within her and the ^uoppressions in her midst. 10 But they ^vdo not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who ^wstore up ^{▼▼I.e., the plunder from violence}violence and devastation in their citadels.”

11 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

“An ^yenemy, one surrounding the land,
Will take down your fortifications from you,
And your ^zcitadels will be looted.”
12 This is what the Lord says:

“Just as the shepherd ^{▼▼Or rescues
,} ^absnatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,
So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be ^{▼▼Or rescued}snatched away--
With the ^adcorner of a bed and the ^{▼▼Or headrest; lit damask
,} ^afcover of a couch!
13 “Hear and ^agtestify against the house of Jacob,”
Declares the Lord God, the God of armies.
14 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s offenses,
I will also punish the altars of ^ahBethel;
The horns of the altar will be cut off,
And will fall to the ground.
15 “I will also strike the ^aiwinter house together with the ^ajsummer house;
The houses of ^{▼▼I.e., ivory inlay
,} ^alivory will also perish,
And the ^amgreat houses will come to an end,”
Declares the Lord.