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Amos 3

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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,

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You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

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Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

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The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

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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.

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For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

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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.

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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.

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Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,

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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.

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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.

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Amos 3:11

“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.”

Study Summary

Therefore thus says the LORD God: An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, and your strongholds shall be plundered. The verdict follows the indictment: the very strongholds filled with stolen wealth will be stripped by an unnamed adversary — historically Assyria, which destroyed Samaria in 722 BC. The wordplay is devastating: what was stored in the strongholds (violence and robbery) will be taken from the strongholds by violence and force. The adversary is unspecified, underscoring that the LORD can use any nation as his instrument of judgment.

Community Reflections

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Markus Bauer (test user)1d ago
Lessons in obedience — Amos 3

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that…

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Amos 3:11

“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.”

Study Summary

Therefore thus says the LORD God: An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, and your strongholds shall be plundered. The verdict follows the indictment: the very strongholds filled with stolen wealth will be stripped by an unnamed adversary — historically Assyria, which destroyed Samaria in 722 BC. The wordplay is devastating: what was stored in the strongholds (violence and robbery) will be taken from the strongholds by violence and force. The adversary is unspecified, underscoring that the LORD can use any nation as his instrument of judgment.

Community Reflections

1
Markus Bauer (test user)1d ago
Lessons in obedience — Amos 3

Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing — both the anguish and the hope.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. We bring nothing; He provides everything.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that…

Read the note →

Amos 3:11

Therefore thus says the LORD God: An adversary shall surround the land and bring down your defenses from you, and your strongholds shall be plundered. The verdict follows the indictment: the very strongholds filled with stolen wealth will be stripped by an unnamed adversary — historically Assyria, which destroyed Samaria in 722 BC. The wordplay is devastating: what was stored in the strongholds (violence and robbery) will be taken from the strongholds by violence and force. The adversary is unspecified, underscoring that the LORD can use any nation as his instrument of judgment.