{"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/ylt/amos/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T08:23:21.080Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Amos","bookSlug":"amos","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":9,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear ye this word that Jehovah hath spoken concerning you, O sons of Israel, concerning all the family that I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Only you I have known of all families of the land, Therefore I charge on you all your iniquities."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Do two walk together if they have not met?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Roar doth a lion in a forest and prey he hath none? Give out doth a young lion his voice from his habitation, If he hath not caught?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Doth a bird fall into a snare of the earth, And there is no gin for it? Doth a snare go up from the ground, And prey it captureth not?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Is a trumpet blown in a city, And do people not tremble? Is there affliction in a city, And Jehovah hath not done it?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For the Lord Jehovah doth nothing, Except He hath revealed His counsel unto His servants the prophets."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"A lion hath roared — who doth not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken — who doth not prophesy?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Sound ye unto palaces in Ashdod, And to palaces in the land of Egypt, and say: Be ye gathered on mountains of Samaria, And see many troubles within her, And oppressed ones in her midst."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And they have not known to act straightforwardly, An affirmation of Jehovah, Who are treasuring up violence and spoil in their palaces."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: An adversary — and surrounding the land, And he hath brought down from thee thy strength, And spoiled have been thy palaces."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion's mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus on that of a couch."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Hear ye and testify to the house of Jacob, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, God of Hosts."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"For in the day of My charging the transgressions of Israel on him, I have laid a charge on the altars of Beth-El, And cut off have been the horns of the altar, And they have fallen to the earth."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And I have smitten the winter-house with the summer-house, And perished have houses of ivory, And consumed have been many houses, An affirmation of Jehovah!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Amos 3 (YLT)","markdown":"[Amos 3](https://primebible.com/ylt/amos/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/amos/3 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}