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11 Therefore, the Lord my God proclaims:
        An enemy will surround the land;
    he will bring you down from your protected places,
        and your palaces will be robbed.

12 The Lord proclaims:

Just as the shepherd rescues two legs or the piece of an ear from the mouth of the lion, so will the people of Israel be rescued. Those who live in Samaria will escape with the corner of a bed, and those in Damascus with a piece of a couch.[a]

13 Hear this and speak against the house of Jacob,
        says the Lord God, the God of heavenly forces:

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:12 Heb uncertain

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