Hear this word which the LORD has spoken against you, sons of Israel, against the entire 1afamily which 2He brought up from the land of Egypt:I.e., nationLit IJer 8:3; 13:11
2 “aYou only have I 1known among all the families of the earth;Therefore I will 2bpunish you for all your wrongdoing.”Or chosenLit visitGen 18:19; Ex 19:5, 6; Deut 4:32-37; 7:6Jer 14:10; Ezek 20:36; Dan 9:12; Rom 2:93 Do two people walk together unless they have agreed to meet?4 Does a alion roar in the forest when he has no prey?Does a young lion 1growl from his den unless he has captured something?Lit give his voicePs 104:21; Hos 5:14; 11:105 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no 1device in it?Does a trap spring up from the earth when it captures nothing at all?Lit snare6 If a atrumpet is blown in a city, will the people not tremble?If a bdisaster occurs in a city, has the LORD not brought it about?Jer 4:5, 19, 21; 6:1; Hos 5:8; Zeph 1:16Is 14:24-27; 45:77 1Certainly the Lord 2GOD does nothingUnless He areveals His secret planTo His servants the prophets.Or ForHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the chGen 6:13; 18:17; Jer 23:22; Dan 9:22; John 15:158 A alion has roared! Who will not fear?The bLord GOD has spoken! cWho can do anything but prophesy?Amos 1:2Jon 1:1-3; 3:1-3Jer 20:9; Acts 4:20 9 Proclaim on the citadels in aAshdod and on the citadels in the land of Egypt and say, “Assemble yourselves on the bmountains of Samaria and see the great panic within her and the coppressions in her midst.1 Sam 5:1Amos 4:1; 6:1Amos 5:11; 8:6 10 But they ado not know how to do what is right,” declares the LORD, “these who bstore up 1violence and devastation in their citadels.”I.e., the plunder from violencePs 14:4; Jer 4:22; Amos 5:7; 6:12Hab 2:8-10; Zeph 1:9; Zech 5:3, 4
11 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says:“An aenemy, one surrounding the land,Will take down your fortifications from you,And your bcitadels will be looted.”Amos 6:14Amos 2:5 12 This is what the LORD says:“Just as the shepherd 1asnatches from the lion’s mouth a couple of legs or a piece of an ear,So will the sons of Israel living in Samaria be 2snatched away—With the bcorner of a bed and the 3ccover of a couch!Or rescuesOr rescuedOr headrest; lit damask1 Sam 17:34-37Ps 132:3Esth 1:6; 7:8; Amos 6:4
13 “Hear and atestify against the house of Jacob,”Declares the Lord GOD, the God of armies.Ezek 2:714 “For on the day that I punish Israel’s offenses,I will also punish the altars of aBethel;The horns of the altar will be cut off,And will fall to the ground.2 Kin 23:15; Hos 10:5-8, 14, 15; Amos 4:4; 5:5, 6; 7:10, 1315 “I will also strike the awinter house together with the bsummer house;The houses of 1civory will also perish,And the dgreat houses will come to an end,”Declares the LORD.I.e., ivory inlayJer 36:22Judg 3:201 Kin 22:39; Ps 45:8Amos 2:5; 6:11