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Amos 3:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The LORD says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.” "

Amos 3:12

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10 “Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says the LORD, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”

11 Therefore the Lord GOD says: “An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered.”

12 The LORD says: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”

13 “Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord GOD, the God of Armies.

14 “For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off, and fall to the ground.

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Amos 3:1

"Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:"

Amos 3:2

"“I have only chosen you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”"

Amos 3:3

"Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?"

Amos 3:4

"Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?"

Amos 3:5

"Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?"

Amos 3:6

"Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and the LORD hasn’t done it?"

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