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Amos 3

15 aligned verses; 15 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from 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 punish you for all your iniquities.
Only you have I known from all the families of the earth ; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
Can two walk together , except they be 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 for him ? shall one take up a snare from the earth, 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 a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid ? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD 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 GOD will do nothing , but he revealeth 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 GOD hath spoken , who can but prophesy?
The lion has roared who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken who will not prophesy?
Publish 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 the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed 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 the LORD , 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 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 .
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 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.
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 in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts ,
Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts .
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.
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 the LORD.
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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