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Amos 3

15 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Hear this word that Jehovah hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt , saying,
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt :
You only have I known of all the families of the earth : therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.
“ Only you have I known from all the families of the earth ; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. ”
Shall two walk together , except they have agreed ?
Can two walk together without agreeing where to go ?
Will a lion roar in the forest , when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den , if he have taken nothing?
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is ` set ' for him ? shall a snare spring up from the ground , and have taken nothing at all ?
Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch ?
Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid ? shall evil befall a city, and Jehovah hath not done it?
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble ? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
Surely the Lord Jehovah will do nothing , except he reveal his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
The lion hath roared ; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken ; who can but prophesy?
The lion has roared — who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken — who will not prophesy?
Publish ye in the palaces at Ashdod , and in the palaces in the land of Egypt , and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria , and behold what great tumults are therein, and what oppressions in the midst thereof .
Proclaim to the citadels of Ashdod and to the citadels of Egypt : “ Assemble on the mountains of Samaria ; see the great unrest in the city and the acts of oppression in her midst. ”
For they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces .
“ For they know not how to do right, ” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels . ”
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah : An adversary `there shall be', even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be plundered .
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says : “ An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels . ”
Thus saith Jehovah : As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs , or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed .
This is what the LORD says : “ As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch .
Hear ye, and testify against the house of Jacob, saith the Lord Jehovah , the God of hosts.
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD , the God of Hosts.
For in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him , I will also visit the altars of Beth-el ; and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.
On the day I punish Israel for their transgressions , I will visit destruction on the altars of Bethel ; the horns of the altar will be cut off, and they will fall to the ground.
And I will smite the winter - house with the summer - house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith Jehovah .
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end, ” declares the LORD .

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