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Amos 3:2
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Authority of the Prophet’s Message

1 Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:
2 “Youa only have I known of all the families of the earth;
bTherefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” 
3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?
4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?
Will a young lion1 cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing? 
5 Will a bird fall into a snare on the earth, where there is no1 trap for it?
Will a snare spring up from the earth, if it has caught nothing at all? 
6 If a1 trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
aIf there is calamity in a city, will not the Lord have done it? 
7 Surely the Lord God does nothing,
Unless aHe reveals His secret to His servants the prophets. 
8 A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
aWho can but prophesy? 

Punishment of Israel’s Sins

9 “Proclaim in the palaces at1 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 the1 oppressed within her. 
10 For they ado not know to do right,’
Says the Lord,
‘Who store up violence and1 robbery in their palaces.’ ”  
11 Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“An adversary shall be all around the land;
He shall sap your strength from you,
And your palaces shall be plundered.”
12 Thus says the Lord:
“As a shepherd1 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 and1 on the edge of a couch! 
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,”
Says the Lord God, the God of hosts,
Verse Comparison: Amos 3:2

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American Standard Version
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will visit upon you all your iniquities.

Amplified® Bible
You only have I known (chosen, sympathized with, and loved) of all the families of the earth; therefore I will visit upon you all your wickedness {and} punish you for all your iniquities.

Contemporary English Version
Of all nations on earth, you are the only one I have chosen. That's why I will punish you because of your sins.

Darby English Version
You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities.

Good News Bible
"Of all the nations on earth, you are the only one I have known and cared for. That is what makes your sins so terrible, and that is why I must punish you for them."

King James Version
You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

New American Standard Bible
"You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

New International Version
"You only have I chosen
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your sins."

New King James Version
"You only have I known of all the families of the earth;
Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You only have I chosen among all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

Revised Standard Version
"You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

Young's Literal Translation
Only you I have known of all families of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities.

New English Translation
“I have chosen1 you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”


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