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Amos 3:12-14
New International Version
Amos 3:12-14
New International Version
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(A) mouth
only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
with only the head of a bed
and a piece of fabric[a] from a couch.[b](B)”
13 “Hear this and testify(C) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
Amos 3:12-14
King James Version
Amos 3:12-14
King James Version
12 Thus saith the Lord; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts,
14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
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Amos 3:12-14
New King James Version
Amos 3:12-14
New King James Version
12 Thus says the Lord:
“As a shepherd [a]takes from the mouth of a lion
Two legs or a piece of an ear,
So shall the children of Israel be taken out
Who dwell in Samaria—
In the corner of a bed and [b]on the edge of a couch!
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,
14 “That in the day I punish Israel for their transgressions,
I will also visit destruction on the altars of (A)Bethel;
And the horns of the altar shall be cut off
And fall to the ground.
Amos 3:12-14
English Standard Version
Amos 3:12-14
English Standard Version
12 Thus says the Lord: (A)“As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, (B)so shall the people of Israel (C)who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and part[a] of a bed.
13 “Hear, (D)and testify against the house of Jacob,”
declares the Lord God, (E)the God of hosts,
14 “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions,
(F)I will punish the altars of Bethel,
and (G)the horns of the altar shall be cut off
and fall to the ground.
Footnotes
- Amos 3:12 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
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