1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Amos 3

1 The necessity of God's judgment against Israel. 9 The publication of it, with the causes thereof.

 3:1 Hear 8085 this 2088 word 1697 which 834 the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696 against 5921 you, sons 1121 of Israel 3478, against 5921 the entire 3605 family 4940 which 834 He brought 5927 up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714:

 3:2 “You only 7534 have I chosen 3045 among 4480 all 3605 the families 4940 of the earth 127; Therefore 5921 3651 I will punish 6485 you for all 3605 your iniquities 5771.”

 3:3 Do two 8147 men walk 1980 together 3164a unless 1115 they have made 3259 an appointment 3259?

 3:4 Does a lion 743b roar 7580 in the forest 3293a when he has 369 no 369 prey 2964? Does a young 3715 lion 3715 growl 5414 6963 from his den 4585 unless 1115 518 he has captured 3920 [something]?

 3:5 Does a bird 6833 fall 5307 into a trap 6341a on the ground 776 when there 369 is no 369 bait 4170 in it? Does a trap 6341a spring 5927 up from the earth 127 when it captures 3920 nothing 3808 at all 3920?

 3:6 If 518 a trumpet 7782 is blown 8628 in a city 5892b will not the people 5971a tremble 2729? If 518 a calamity 7463a occurs 1961 in a city 5892b has not the LORD 3068 done 6213a it?

 3:7 Surely 3588 the Lord 136 GOD 3068 does 6213a nothing 3808 1697 Unless 3588 518 He reveals 1540 His secret 5475 counsel 5475 To His servants 5650 the prophets 5030.

 3:8 A lion 743b has roared 7580! Who 4310 will not fear 3372a? The Lord 136 GOD 3068 has spoken 1696! Who 4310 can but prophesy 5012?

 3:9 ¶ Proclaim 8085 on the citadels 759 in Ashdod 795 and on the citadels 759 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 and say 559, “Assemble 622 yourselves on the mountains 2022 of Samaria 8111 and see 7200 [the] great 7227a tumults 4103 within 8432 her and [the] oppressions 6217 in her midst 7130.

 3:10 “But they do not know 3045 how to do 6213a what 5228 is right 5228,” declares 5002 the LORD 3068, “these who hoard 686 up violence 2555 and devastation 7701 in their citadels 759.”

 3:11 ¶ Therefore 3651, thus 3541 says 559 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, “An enemy 6862c, even one 5439 surrounding 5439 the land 776, Will pull 3381 down 3381 your strength 5797 from you And your citadels 759 will be looted 962.”

 3:12 Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, “Just 3512c as the shepherd 7462a snatches 5337 from the lion’s 738 mouth 6310 a couple 8147 of legs 3767 or 176 a piece 915 of an ear 241, So 3651 will the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 dwelling 3427 in Samaria 8111 be snatched 5337 away 5337— With [the] corner 6285 of a bed 4296 and [the] cover 1833 of a couch 6210!

 3:13 “Hear 8085 and testify 5749b against the house 1004 of Jacob 3290,” Declares 5002 the Lord 136 GOD 3068, the God 430 of hosts 6635.

 3:14 “For on the day 3117 that I punish 6485 Israel’s 3478 transgressions 6588, I will also punish 6485 the altars 4196 of Bethel 1008; The horns 7161 of the altar 4196 will be cut 1438 off 1438 And they will fall 5307 to the ground 776.

 3:15 “I will also smite 5221 the winter 2779 house 1004 together 5971 with the summer 7019c house 1004; The houses 1004 of ivory 8127 will also perish 6 And the great 7227a houses 1004 will come 5486 to an end 5486,” Declares 5002 the LORD 3068.