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4 Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?
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4 Does a lion roar in the thicket when he has no prey? Does he growl in his den when he has caught nothing?
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5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?
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5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground where no snare has been set? Does a trap spring up from the earth when there is nothing to catch?
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6 When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
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6 When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
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7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
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7 Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
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8 The lion has roared-- who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken-- who can but prophesy?
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8 The lion has roared-- who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken-- who can but prophesy?
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9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people."
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9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people."
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10 "They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "who hoard plunder and loot in their fortresses."
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10 "They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "who hoard plunder and loot in their fortresses."
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11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
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11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses."
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12 This is what the LORD says: "As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches."
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12 This is what the LORD says: "As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches."
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13 "Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.
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13 "Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty.
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14 "On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
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14 "On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
