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Amos 3:1-15 (TNIV)

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^{1 2} "You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your sins." ³ Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? ⁴ Does a lion roar in the thicket when it has no prey? Does it growl in its den when it has caught nothing? ⁵ Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything? ⁶ When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? ⁷ Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. ^{8 9} Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod and to the fortresses of Egypt: "Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria; see the great unrest within her and the oppression among her people." ¹⁰ "They do not know how to do right," declares the LORD, "who store up in their fortresses what they have plundered and looted." ¹¹ Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "An enemy will overrun your land, pull down your strongholds and plunder your fortresses." ¹² This is what the LORD says: "As a shepherd saves from the lion's mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites be saved, those who sit in Samaria on the edge of their beds and in Damascus on their couches." ¹³ "Hear this and testify against the house of Jacob," declares the Lord, the LORD God Almighty. ¹⁴ "On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. ¹⁵ I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses adorned with ivory will be destroyed and the mansions will be demolished," declares the LORD.

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 3) Sermon: Walking with God (2015-02-08)

Definition(s):
Damascus (Da-mas-kus): a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God