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Amos 3

New Century Version NCV

1 Listen to this word that the Lord has spoken against you, people of Israel, against the whole family he brought out of Egypt.

2 "I have chosen only you out of all the families of the earth, so I will punish you for all your sins."

3 Two people will not walk together unless they have agreed to do so.

4 A lion in the forest does not roar unless it has caught an animal; it does not growl in its den when it has caught nothing.

5 A bird will not fall into a trap where there is no bait; the trap will not spring shut if there is nothing to catch.

6 When a trumpet blows a warning in a city, the people tremble. When trouble comes to a city, the Lord has caused it.

7 Before the Lord God does anything, he tells his plans to his servants the prophets.

8 The lion has roared! Who wouldn't be afraid? The Lord God has spoken. Who will not prophesy?

9 Announce this to the strong buildings of Ashdod and to the strong buildings of Egypt: "Come to the mountains of Samaria, where you will see great confusion and people hurting others."

10 "The people don't know how to do what is right," says the Lord. "Their strong buildings are filled with treasures they took by force from others."

11 So this is what the Lord God says: "An enemy will take over the land and pull down your strongholds; he will take the treasures out of your strong buildings."

12 This is what the Lord says: "A shepherd might save from a lion's mouth only two leg bones or a scrap of an ear of his sheep. people who now sit on their beds and on their couches."

13 "Listen and be witnesses against the family of Jacob," says the Lord God, the God All-Powerful.

14 "When I punish Israel for their sins, I will also destroy the altars at Bethel. The corners of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.

15 I will tear down the winter house, together with the summer house. The houses decorated with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end," says the Lord.

Good News Translation GNT

1 People of Israel, listen to this message which the Lord has spoken about you, the entire nation that he brought out of Egypt:

2 "Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must punish you for them."

3 Do two people start traveling together without arranging to meet?

4 Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?

5 Does a bird get caught in a trap if the trap has not been baited? Does a trap spring unless something sets it off?

6 Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the Lord sends it?

7 The Sovereign Lord never does anything without revealing his plan to his servants, the prophets.

8 When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

9 Announce to those who live in the palaces of Egypt and Ashdod: "Gather together in the hills around Samaria and see the great disorder and the crimes being committed there."

10 The Lord says, "These people fill their mansions with things taken by crime and violence. They don't even know how to be honest.

11 And so an enemy will surround their land, destroy their defenses, and plunder their mansions."

12 The Lord says, "As a shepherd recovers only two legs or an ear of a sheep that a lion has eaten, so only a few will survive of Samaria's people, who now recline on luxurious couches.

13 Listen now, and warn the descendants of Jacob," says the Sovereign Lord Almighty.

14 "On the day when I punish the people of Israel for their sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel. The corners of every altar will be broken off and will fall to the ground.

15 I will destroy winter houses and summer houses. The houses decorated with ivory will fall in ruins; every large house will be destroyed."