Amós 3:3-8

3 Testigos contra Israel
¿Pueden dos caminar juntos
sin estar de acuerdo adonde van?

4 ¿Ruge un león en un matorral
sin antes encontrar a una víctima?
¿Gruñe un león joven en su guarida
sin antes agarrar a su presa?

5 ¿Cae un pájaro en una trampa
que no tiene cebo?
¿Se cierra una trampa
cuando no hay nada que atrapar?

6 Cuando el cuerno de carnero toca la alarma,
¿no debería el pueblo estar alarmado?
¿Llega el desastre a una ciudad
sin que el Señor
lo haya planeado?

7 De hecho, el Señor
Soberano nunca hace nada
sin antes revelar sus planes a sus siervos, los profetas.

8 El león ha rugido,
así que, ¿quién no tiene miedo?
El Señor
Soberano ha hablado,
así que, ¿quién puede negarse a proclamar su mensaje?

Amós 3:3-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO AMOS 3

In this chapter the prophet goes on with his prophecy against Israel, whom God had highly favoured, and yet sinned against him, and therefore must expect to be punished by him; and the rather, since he and they were not agreed; and therefore there could be no communion between them, Am 3:1-3; and by various similes are set forth the cause of divine judgments, the certain design of them, and their continuance, till the end is answered; which should be attended to, since every thing of this kind is of God, who giving his prophets notice of it, they are under an absolute necessity of declaring it; nor should they be blamed for it, Am 3:4-8; and even the Heathen nations are appealed unto as witnesses of the sins of Israel, that caused such a denunciation of wrath; their tumults, oppression, injustice, violence, and robbery, Am 3:9,10; wherefore an adversary is threatened to be sent among them, that should utterly destroy them, so that few should escape, Am 3:11,12; particularly their idolatry and luxury seem to have been reigning sins, which had a great hand in bringing on their rum, and for which the Lord would punish them, Am 3:13-15.