Amus (Amos) — 3

1 Listen to this message that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH has spoken against you, O people of Yashar'AL, against the entire family I rescued from Mitzraym:

2 “From among all the families on the Arath, I have been intimate with you alone, that is why I must punish you for all your sins.”

Witnesses against Guilty Yashar'AL 

3 Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?

4 Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?

5 Does a bird ever get caught in a trap that has no bait? Does a trap spring shut when there is nothing to catch?

6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning,    should the people not be alarmed? Does disaster come to a city unless  𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH has planned it?

7 Indeed, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the Nabyms.

8 The lion has roared, so who is not frightened? 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut has spoken, so who can refuse to proclaim the message of  𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH?

9 Announce this to the leaders of Philistia    and to the great ones of Mitzraym: “Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria, and witness the chaos and oppression in Yashar'AL.”

10 “My people have forgotten how to do right,” says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, “Their fortresses are filled with wealth taken by theft and violence.

11 Therefore,” says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, “an enemy is coming, he will surround them and shatter their defenses, Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”

12 This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: “A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear, So it will be for the Yasharalym in Samaria lying on luxurious beds, and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.

13 “Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Yashar'AL,” says  𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut.

14 “On the very day I punish Yashar'AL for its sins, I will destroy the pagan altars at Bathal, the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.

15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy, their winter mansions and their summer houses, with all their palaces filled with ivory,” says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.