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Amos 3:9
New King James Version
Amos 3:9
New King James Version
Punishment of Israel’s Sins
9 “Proclaim in the palaces at [a]Ashdod,
And in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say:
‘Assemble on the mountains of Samaria;
See great tumults in her midst,
And the [b]oppressed within her.
Amos 3:10
New King James Version
Amos 3:10
New King James Version
10 For they (A)do not know to do right,’
Says the Lord,
‘Who store up violence and [a]robbery in their palaces.’ ”
Footnotes
- Amos 3:10 Or devastation
Amos 3:12
New King James Version
Amos 3:12
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!
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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