{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/amos/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:56:06.406Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Amos","bookSlug":"amos","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":9,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning you, O ye children of Israel: concerning the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Shall two walk together except they be agreed? "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing ? "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowler? Shall the snare be taken up from the earth, before it hath taken somewhat ? "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Shall the trumpet sound in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, which the Lord hath not done? "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For the Lord God doth nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy? "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Publish it in the houses of Azotus, and in the houses of the land of Egypt, and say: Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the many follies in the midst thereof, and them that suffer oppression in the inner rooms thereof. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And they have not known to do the right thing, saith the Lord, storing up iniquity, and robberies in their houses. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Therefore thus saith the Lord God: The land shall be in tribulation, and shall be compassed about: and thy strength shall be taken away from thee, and thy houses shall be spoiled. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Thus saith the Lord: As if a shepherd should get out of the lion's mouth two legs, or the tip of the ear: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in a piece of a bed, and in the couch of Damascus. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts: "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"That in the day when I shall begin to visit the transgressions of Israel, I will visit upon him, and upon the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And I will strike the winter house with the summer house: and the houses of ivory shall perish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith the Lord. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Amos 3 (DRB)","markdown":"[Amos 3](https://primebible.com/drb/amos/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/amos/3 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}