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3 : 1 Hear this word that theLordhas spoken against you, O people of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
3 : 2 You only have I knownof all the families of the earth;therefore I will punish youfor all your iniquities.
3 : 3 Do two walk together,unless they have agreed to meet?
3 : 4 Does a lion roar in the forest,when he has no prey?Does a young lion cry out from his den,if he has taken nothing?
3 : 5 Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth,when there is no trap for it?Does a snare spring up from the ground,when it has taken nothing?
3 : 6 Is a trumpet blown in a city,and the people are not afraid?Does disaster come to a city,unless theLordhas done it?
3 : 7 For the LordGoddoes nothingwithout revealing his secretto his servants the prophets.
3 : 8 The lion has roared;who will not fear?The LordGodhas spoken;who can but prophesy?
3 : 9 Proclaim to the strongholds inAshdodand to the strongholds in the land of Egypt,and say,Assemble yourselves onthe mountains of Samaria,and see the great tumults within her,andthe oppressed in her midst.
3 : 10 They do not know how to do right,declares theLord,those who store up violence and robbery in their strongholds.
3 : 11 Therefore thus says the LordGod:An adversary shall surround the landand bring downyour defenses from you,andyour strongholds shall be plundered.
3 : 12 Thus says theLord:As the shepherd rescues from the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear,so shall the people of Israelwho dwell in Samaria be rescued, with the corner of a couch and partof a bed.
3 : 13 Hear,and testify against the house of Jacob,declares the LordGod,the God of hosts,
3 : 14 that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions,I will punish the altars of Bethel,andthe horns of the altar shall be cut offand fall to the ground.
3 : 15 I will strikethe winter house along withthe summer house,andthe houses of ivory shall perish,and the great housesshall come to an end,declares theLord.