Amos 3:12
Thus saith Jehovah: As the shepherd taketh out of the lion's mouth Two legs, or a portion of an ear, So shall the children of Israel be taken out, Who in Samaria sit in the corners of their sofas, And upon their damask couches.
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In Context
13Hear ye, and testify to the house of Jacob, Saith the Lord, Jehovah, God of hosts!
Cross References
Isaiah 17:1The prophecy concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus shall be no more a city; It shall become a heap of ruins.
Isaiah 17:7In that day shall a man have regard to his Maker, And his eyes shall look to the Holy One of Israel.
Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, And stretch themselves upon their couches; That eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the stall;
Matthew Henry on Amos 3:10-15
Israel Convicted and Condemned. ( b. c. 790.) 9 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. 10 For they know not to do right, saith the Lord , who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. 11 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,… Read the whole commentary →