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World English Bible

Amos 3 (WEBP)

[1] Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:
[2] “I have chosen only you of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”
[3] Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?
[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?
[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?
[6] Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and Yahweh hasn’t done it?
[7] Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
[8] The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?
[9] Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”
[10] “Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says Yahweh, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”
[11] Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered.”
[12] Yahweh 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 Yahweh, 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.
[15] I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Amos 3 (KJVS)

[1] Hear this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,
[2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
[3] Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
[4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
[5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
[6] Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
[7] Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
[8] The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
[9] Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.
[10] For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
[11] Therefore thus saith the Lord God; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
[12] Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
[13] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
[14] that in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth-el: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
[15] And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.

Amos 3:2 Heb. visit upon
Amos 3:4 Heb. give forth his voice
Amos 3:6a Or, not run together
Amos 3:6b Or, and shall not the L. do somewhat?
Amos 3:9 Or, oppressions
Amos 3:10 Or, spoil
Amos 3:12a Heb. delivereth
Amos 3:12b Or, on the beds feet
Amos 3:14 Or, punish Israel for

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Amos 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ἀκούσατε () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦτον, () ὃν () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς, () οἶκος () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () κατὰ () πάσης () φυλῆς, () ἧς () ἀνήγαγον () ἐκ () γῆς () Αἰγύπτου, () λέγων ()
[2] Πλὴν () ὑμᾶς () ἔγνων () ἐκ () πασῶν () φυλῶν () τῆς () γῆς· () διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐκδικήσω () ἐφ’ () ὑμᾶς () πάσας () τὰς () ἁμαρτίας () ὑμῶν. ()
[3] Εἰ () πορεύσονται () δύο () ἐπὶ () τὸ () αὐτὸ () καθόλου () ἐὰν () μὴ () γνωρίσωσιν () ἑαυτούς; ()
[4] Εἰ () ἐρεύξεται () λέων () ἐκ () τοῦ () δρυμοῦ αὐτοῦ () θήραν () οὐκ () ἔχων; () Εἰ () δώσει () σκύμνος φωνὴν () αὐτοῦ () ἐκ () τῆς () μάνδρας αὐτοῦ () καθόλου () ἐὰν () μὴ () ἁρπάσῃ () τι; ()
[5] Εἰ () πεσεῖται () ὄρνεον () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν () ἄνευ () ἰξευτοῦ; Εἰ () σχασθήσεται παγὶς () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς () ἄνευ () τοῦ () συλλαβεῖν () τι; ()
[6] Εἰ () φωνήσει () σάλπιγξ () ἐν () πόλει () καὶ () λαὸς () οὐ () πτοηθήσεται; () Εἰ () ἔσται () κακία () ἐν () πόλει () ἣν () κύριος () οὐκ () ἐποίησεν; ()
[7] Διότι () οὐ () μὴ () ποιήσῃ () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () πρᾶγμα, () ἐὰν () μὴ () ἀποκαλύψῃ () παιδείαν () αὐτοῦ () πρὸς () τοὺς () δούλους () αὐτοῦ () τοὺς () προφήτας. ()
[8] Λέων () ἐρεύξεται, () καὶ () τίς () οὐ () φοβηθήσεται; () Κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐλάλησεν, () καὶ () τίς () οὐ () προφητεύσει; ()
[9] Ἀπαγγείλατε () χώραις () ἐν () Ἀσσυρίοις καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὰς () χώρας () τῆς () Αἰγύπτου () καὶ () εἴπατε () Συνάχθητε () ἐπὶ () τὸ () ὄρος () Σαμαρείας () καὶ () ἴδετε () θαυμαστὰ () πολλὰ () ἐν () μέσῳ () αὐτῆς () καὶ () τὴν () καταδυναστείαν τὴν () ἐν () αὐτῇ· ()
[10] καὶ () οὐκ () ἔγνω () ἃ () ἔσται () ἐναντίον () αὐτῆς, () λέγει () κύριος, () οἱ () θησαυρίζοντες () ἀδικίαν () καὶ () ταλαιπωρίαν () ἐν () ταῖς () χώραις () αὐτῶν. ()
[11] Διὰ () τοῦτο () τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () Τύρος, () κυκλόθεν () ἡ () γῆ () σου () ἐρημωθήσεται, () καὶ () κατάξει () ἐκ () σοῦ () ἰσχύν () σου, () καὶ () διαρπαγήσονται () αἱ () χῶραί () σου. ()
[12] Τάδε () λέγει () κύριος () Ὃν () τρόπον () ὅταν () ἐκσπάσῃ ὁ () ποιμὴν () ἐκ () στόματος () τοῦ () λέοντος () δύο () σκέλη () ἢ () λοβὸν ὠτίου, () οὕτως () ἐκσπασθήσονται οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () οἱ () κατοικοῦντες () ἐν () Σαμαρείᾳ () κατέναντι () φυλῆς () καὶ () ἐν () Δαμασκῷ () ἱερεῖς. ()
[13] Ἀκούσατε () καὶ () ἐπιμαρτύρασθε () τῷ () οἴκῳ () Ιακωβ, () λέγει () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ὁ () παντοκράτωρ, ()
[14] διότι () ἐν () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ, () ὅταν () ἐκδικῶ () ἀσεβείας () τοῦ () Ισραηλ () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἐκδικήσω () ἐπὶ () τὰ () θυσιαστήρια () Βαιθηλ, καὶ () κατασκαφήσεται () τὰ () κέρατα () τοῦ () θυσιαστηρίου () καὶ () πεσοῦνται () ἐπὶ () τὴν () γῆν· ()
[15] συγχεῶ () καὶ () πατάξω () τὸν () οἶκον () τὸν () περίπτερον ἐπὶ () τὸν () οἶκον () τὸν () θερινόν, καὶ () ἀπολοῦνται () οἶκοι () ἐλεφάντινοι, () καὶ () προστεθήσονται () οἶκοι () ἕτεροι () πολλοί, () λέγει () κύριος. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.