Amos 3

Verse 1

WEB Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:

KJV 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,

TSK Hear: 2ch 20:15, isa 46:3, isa 48:12, ho 4:1, ho 5:1, mic 3:1, re 2:29; against: jer 8:3, jer 31:1, jer 33:24-26, eze 37:16,17; which: am 2:10

Verse 2

WEB “You only have I chosen of all the families of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all of your sins.”

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

TSK only: ex 19:5,6, de 7:6, de 10:15, de 26:18, de 32:9, ps 147:19, isa 63:19; all: ge 10:32, jer 1:15, jer 10:25, na 3:4, zec 14:17,18, ac 17:26; therefore: eze 9:6, eze 20:36-38, da 9:12, mt 11:20-24, lu 12:47,48, ro 2:9, 1pe 4:17; punish: jer 9:25, jer 11:22, jer 13:21, ho 2:13, ho 8:13, ho 9:9

Verse 3

WEB Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

KJV Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

TSK Can two walk together, except they be agreed?: ge 5:22, ge 6:9, ge 17:1, 2co 6:14-16

Verse 4

WEB Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

KJV 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?

TSK a lion: am 3:8, am 1:2, ps 104:21, ho 11:10

Verse 5

WEB Can a bird fall in a trap on the earth, where no snare is set for him? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when there is nothing to catch?

KJV 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?

TSK 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?: ec 9:12, jer 31:28, da 9:14

Verse 6

WEB Does the trumpet alarm sound in a city, without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city, and Yahweh hasn’t done it?

KJV 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?

TSK a trumpet: jer 4:5, jer 6:1, eze 33:3, ho 5:8, zep 1:16; and the people: jer 5:22, jer 10:7, 2co 5:11; be afraid: ge 50:20, isa 14:24-27, isa 45:7, ac 2:23, ac 4:28

Verse 7

WEB Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

KJV Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

TSK but: ge 6:13, ge 18:17, 1ki 22:19-23, 2ki 3:17-20, 2ki 6:12, 2ki 22:13,20, ps 25:14, da 9:22-27, da 10:21, da 11:2, joh 15:15, re 1:1,19, re 4:1, re 6:1-20

Verse 8

WEB The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?

KJV The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

TSK lion: am 3:4, am 1:2, re 5:5; who can: am 2:12, am 7:12-17, job 32:18,19, jer 20:9, ac 4:20, ac 5:20,29, 1co 9:16

Verse 9

WEB Proclaim in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, “Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and see what unrest is in her, and what oppression is among them.”

KJV 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.

TSK Publish: 2sa 1:20, jer 2:10,11, jer 31:7-9, jer 46:14, jer 50:2; Ashdod: am 1:8, 1sa 5:1; the mountains: am 4:1, am 6:1, jer 31:5, eze 36:8, eze 37:22; and behold: de 29:24-28, jer 22:8,9; oppressed: am 4:1, am 8:6

Verse 10

WEB “Indeed they don’t know to do right,” says Yahweh, “Who hoard plunder and loot in their palaces.”

KJV For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

TSK they: ps 14:4, jer 4:22, jer 5:4, 2pe 3:5; who: hab 2:8-11, zep 1:9, zec 5:3,4, jas 5:3,4

Verse 11

WEB Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “An adversary will overrun the land; and he will pull down your strongholds, and your fortresses will be plundered.”

KJV 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.

TSK An: am 6:14, 2ki 15:19,29, 2ki 17:3-6, 2ki 18:9-11, isa 7:17-25, isa 8:7,8, isa 10:5,6,9-11, ho 11:5,6; and thy: am 3:10,15, am 2:5, am 6:8, 2ch 36:19

Verse 12

WEB Thus says Yahweh: “As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed.”

KJV 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.

TSK As the: 1sa 17:34-37, isa 31:4; so shall: am 9:2,3, 1ki 20:30, 1ki 22:25, isa 8:4, isa 17:1-4, ro 11:4,5; in Damascus in a couch: 1ki 20:34, 2ki 16:9

Verse 13

WEB “Listen, and testify against the house of Jacob,” says the Lord Yahweh, the God of Armies.

KJV Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

TSK and testify: de 8:19, de 30:18,19, 2ki 17:13,15, 2ch 24:19, ac 2:40, ac 18:5,6, ac 20:21, eph 4:17, 1th 4:6; the Lord: am 5:27, jos 22:22, isa 1:24

Verse 14

WEB “For in the day that I visit the transgressions of Israel on him, I will also visit the altars of Bethel; and the horns of the altar will be cut off, and fall to the ground.

KJV 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.

TSK in the: ex 32:34; I will: am 9:1, 1ki 13:2-5, 2ki 23:15, 2ch 31:1, 2ch 34:6,7, ho 10:5-8,14,15, mic 1:6,7

Verse 15

WEB I will strike the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory will perish, and the great houses will have an end,” says Yahweh.

KJV 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.

TSK the winter: jer 36:22; the summer: jud 3:20; the houses: 1ki 22:39; the great: am 3:11, am 6:11, isa 5:9