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Amos 3:12 KJV
Amos · chapter 3 · verse 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.Amos 3:12 · King James Version
Amos 3:12 in context
10For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
11Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
12Thus 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.
13Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,
14That 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- shepherdrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- piecebâdâla partH915 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The Israelites are here again convicted and condemned, and particular notice given of the crimes they are convicted of and the punishment they are condemned to. 1. Notice is given of it to their neighbours. The prophet is ordered to publish it in the palaces of Ashdod, one of the chief cities of the Philistines;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-15