3 Hear this word, people of Israel, the word the Lord has spoken against you—against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt: for all your sins.” unless they have agreed to do so? when it has no prey? when it has caught nothing? when no bait is there? if it has not caught anything? do not the people tremble? has not the Lord caused it?

3 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.

Chapter 3 Bible Options | + Text Size — 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,

3 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” 3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?

when he has no prey? if he has caught nothing? where no bait has been set? when it has nothing to catch? do the people not tremble? has not the LORD caused it? to His servants the prophets. who will not fear? who will not prophesy? and the acts of oppression in her midst.” declares the LORD. in their citadels.” and plunder your citadels.”

Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all? 6 If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid? If there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? Unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. 8 A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

God will inquire into the sins of which they have been guilty in their houses, the robbery they have stored up, and the luxury in which they lived. The pomp and pleasantness of men's houses, do not fortify against God's judgments, but make sufferings the more grievous and vexatious.

Amos 3 is a deeply compelling chapter within the Bible's minor prophetic books. It serves as a divine call to accountability for the nation of Israel, reminding them of their unique relationship with God and the accompanying responsibilities. The chapter also highlights the role of prophets and the consequences of disobedience.

* With a keen sense of irony, Amos invites the most powerful oppressors in Israel’s memory, past and present—Egypt and Assyria—to see and marvel at the great oppression and injustice being wrought within Samaria by the people of Israel. * The “escape” is …

has not the Lord caused it? to his servants the prophets. who will not fear? who can but prophesy? and the oppression among her people.” what they have plundered and looted.” and plunder your fortresses.” 13 “Hear this and testify against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty. and fall to the ground. declares the Lord.